footfall

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

footfall
    n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
         on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}, {step}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Footfall \Foot"fall`\, n.
   A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a
   footstep. --Shak.
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         Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
                                                  --Poe.
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