footstep
[noun]
Synonyms: step, footfall, tread

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foot‧step /ˈfʊtstep/ noun [countable]
the sound each step makes when someone is walking:
He heard someone’s footsteps in the hall.
⇒ follow (in) sb’s footsteps at follow(15)

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footstep
noun (usually footsteps)
ADJ. heavy | light | dragging He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.
measured, slow | brisk, hurried, hurrying, quick, rapid, running | loud | soft | uncertain | approaching | receding
VERB + FOOTSTEP hear, listen to | listen for listening for her mother's footsteps
retrace I am retracing the footsteps of the lost expedition.
FOOTSTEP + VERB run, walk | halt, stop The footsteps halted in the doorway.
approach, come The footsteps came closer as she listened.
recede | pass (on) The footsteps passed on, receding down the corridor.
descend the stairs | falter | die away, fade (away) Her footsteps died away as she walked down the path.
crunch, echo, pound, sound Hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs.
PHRASES the sound of (sb's) footsteps

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footstep
ˈfutstep
See: follow in one's footsteps

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