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