FOOTSTEP


Meaning of FOOTSTEP in English

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

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