footfall
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
footfall
- (countable) The sound made by a footstep.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 2, scene 2,
- […] like hedgehogs which
- Lie tumbling in my barefoot way and mount
- Their pricks at my footfall.
- 1916, Rawindranāth Thākur, "The Hungry Stones," in The Hungry Stones And Other Stories,
- I heard many footfalls, as if a large number of persons were rushing down the steps.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 2, scene 2,
- (chiefly, British, uncountable) Foot (pedestrian) traffic.
- 2008 December 9, "Bargains galore in battle of the high street ↗," The Scotsman:
- With high-street stores desperate to increase footfall and buck the financial downturn, retailers have started issuing discount vouchers.
- 2008 December 9, "Bargains galore in battle of the high street ↗," The Scotsman:
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