footstep - Definition from the COLOURS AND SOUNDS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS

footstep
noun

foot‧step

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[countable]

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C the sound each step makes when someone is walking:

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He heard someone's footsteps in the hall.

➔ follow (in) somebody's footsteps

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