footfall Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sound of a step of someone walking
    footstep; step.
    • he heard footsteps on the porch

WordNet

Foot"fall` noun
Definitions
  1. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. Shak.
    Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. Poe.

Webster 1913