Footfall

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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