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footfall [foo t-fawl] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for footfall on Thesaurus.com noun
- a footstep.
- the sound of footsteps: She heard a footfall on the stairs.
Origin of footfall First recorded in 1600–10; foot + fall Related Words for footfall stride, vestige, impression, gait, tread, trace, trail, track, footstep, spoor, mark, print, footprint, walk, stepping, footfall, jaunt, trek, traipse, march Examples from the Web for footfall Historical Examples of footfall
His footfall was a feathery thing that carried him like a shadow to the door.
Max Brand
Or else, in some barroom, a footfall from behind and a bullet through the back.
Max Brand
The carpet was soft and rich; it gave back no sound of footfall.
Isabella Alden
There had been no knock, but he had just recognised the footfall coming up the stairs.
Emile Zola
In the utter silence there was no suspicion of the pat of a footfall.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales
Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for footfall footfall noun
- the sound of a footstep
Word Origin and History for footfall n.
c.1600; see foot (n.) + fall (n). Perhaps first in Shakespeare.