Footstep meaning

What does “footstep” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“footstep” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the sound of a step of someone walking.

footstep

noun

  1. the sound of a step of someone walking

    “he heard footsteps on the porch”

    Synonymsfootfallstep
  2. the act of taking a step in walking

  3. the distance covered by a step

    “he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University