footfall

2 definitions found

footfall - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Footfall \Foot"fall`\, n.
     A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a
     footstep. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
                                                    --Poe.
     [1913 Webster]

footfall - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  footfall
      n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
           on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]