footfall

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From foot (“part of the human leg below the ankle”) + fall (“act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity”, noun).

One can count the footfalls--one--two--three. — Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain
Yes; he heard faint footfalls. — The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl, Edward Sylvester Ellis
His heavy footfall was beside me. — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle

footstep, step

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning