footstep

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

foot·step [footstep footsteps] BrE [ˈfʊtstep] NAmE [ˈfʊtstep] noun usually plural
the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking or running
•the sound of footsteps on the stairs
•footsteps in the snow
see follow in sb's footsteps at ↑follow

Example Bank:
•He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.
•Her footsteps died away as she walked down the path.
•Hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs.
•I am retracing the footsteps of the lost expedition.
•She listened for her mother's footsteps.
•The footsteps came closer as she listened.
•The footsteps halted in the doorway.
•The footsteps passed on, receding down the corridor.
•At his back he could hear approaching footsteps.
•I could hear her footsteps echoing in the hall.
•The footsteps gradually faded away.
•The footsteps stopped, and I could hear nothing at all.
•There was no other sound but the tramp of heavy footsteps.
•There was the sound of a phone being slammed down followed by receding footsteps.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pace, step, stride, footfall