footstepnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʊt.step/us/ˈfʊt.step/C1 the sound made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground, or a step (= foot movement):
Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.
footsteps [ plural ]
the route a person has taken in order to reach a place or to achieve something:
When he realized he'd lost his wallet, he retraced his footsteps (= went back the way he had come).
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Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- break
- break wind idiom
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footfall
- grumble
- hiccup
- sneeze
- snore
- snort
- wheeze
- wind 1
- yawn
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