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Meanings of
footstep
in English
Portuguese
passo
Catalan
pas
Spanish
paso
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The distance covered by a step.
step
pace
stride
footfall
Portuguese
passo
Usage of
footstep
in English
1
Presently a
footstep
became audible; it was the servant with the lamps.
2
The noiseless rushes in the gallery give no echo to the
footstep
.
3
And all the time the heavy
footstep
was ascending the interminable staircase.
4
The heavy
footstep
was approaching through the outer rooms of the pavilion.
5
Dicky heard a soft
footstep
in the companionway, then before the door.
6
No
footstep
ever crushed the gravel in harmony with his gliding tread.
7
I am free and yet a prisoner; my every
footstep
is dogged.
8
The voices followed them, calling down the corridors, following their every
footstep
.
9
Henry followed the long finger and saw the outline of a
footstep
.
10
There was no human sound in the air, not even a
footstep
.
11
This evening was the commencement, servants in livery were at every
footstep
.
12
But the minute he heard my
footstep
he leaped into the house.
13
At length a
footstep
was heard; Venetia murmured a blessing, and vanished.
14
A quick, light
footstep
passed through the hall and the door opened.
15
The noise of a
footstep
came to her, the door was opened.
16
He had recognised the
footstep
while it was yet seventy mètres away.
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footstep
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
hear a footstep
light footstep
stealthy footstep
soft footstep
quick footstep
More collocations
Translations for
footstep
Portuguese
passo
Catalan
pas
passa
gambada
trepig
Spanish
paso
Footstep
through the time
Footstep
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common