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Added 9 October 2026

footfall

/ˈfʊtfɔːl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about footfall at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The sound of a step of someone walking.
he heard footsteps on the porch

Origin

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

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