'Footfall' definitions:

Definition of 'footfall'

From: WordNet
noun
The sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]

Definition of 'Footfall'

From: GCIDE
  • Footfall \Foot"fall`\, n. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. --Poe. [1913 Webster]