Footfall [noun]

Thundering footfalls from the bedroom above my office, as my third-grader runs through games her PE teacher is using as a warm-up.

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With the quick military tread came the frou-frou of silk and the footfall of slippered feet.

The dull thud of a footfall in the cell above hammers on my head with maddening regularity.

The regular footfall beats against my brain like hammer strokes.

The solitary footfall amid the silence reminds me of the timid haste of one crossing a graveyard at night.

Once a footfall passed the gate, and she shrank back into her corner; but the steps died away and left a profounder quiet.

In this inspiring air it was impossible to feel an accent of disaster or to hear the stealthy footfall of ruin.

The big clock on a table there was ticking solemnly, like a slow footfall; the lamp was alight, so the Doctor must be still up.

He withdrew his head and looked about him on either side and behind—listening intently for the cracking of a twig or a footfall.