footstep
Hallway echo source
A footstep is the sound or mark made by a foot when walking: I heard footsteps in the hallway.
It also means the distance covered by one step.
To follow in someone's footsteps is to pursue the same path or career they did: She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor.
Travel on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- paceSpeed of movement
- treadSurface that grips ground
- marchRhythmic group walk
trudge · shuffle · stomp · amble · stroll · saunter · plod · tramp
Reflected sound wave
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- creakHarsh, squeaky noise
thud · patter · shuffle · clatter · stomp · tread · padding · scuff
Rapid following of quarry
- followGo behind another
- trailPath through wilderness
- shadowLight blocked by object
- tailRear animal appendage
tracker · stalker · detective · surveillance · hunt · sleuth · manhunt · hound
Speed of movement
Path through wilderness
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- markVisible impression or sign
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
spoor · print · impression · tread · path · route · wayfinding · following
Walk on foot-fronts
furtive · stealthy · padding · soft · careful · cautious · muffled · undetected
Notable event marking progress
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- stageRaised performance platform
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- journeyTravel from place to place
path · direction · forward · succession · sequence · incremental · gradual · steady
walk
Travel on foot
march · trudge · shuffle · stomp · amble · stroll · saunter · plod · tramp · lumber
echo
Reflected sound wave
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
creak · thud · patter · shuffle · clatter · stomp · tread · padding · scuff · clip-clop
chase
Rapid following of quarry
tail · tracker · stalker · detective · surveillance · hunt · sleuth · manhunt · hound · search
pace
Speed of movement
trail
Path through wilderness
trace · spoor · print · impression · tread · path · route · wayfinding · following · tracking
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
silent · furtive · stealthy · padding · soft · careful · cautious · muffled · undetected · light
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- stageRaised performance platform
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
journey · path · direction · forward · succession · sequence · incremental · gradual · steady · one-by-one
footstepvoice
Sound from throat
speech · utterance · vocalization · whisper · shout
footstepstandstill
Total cessation of movement
stillness · immobility · stasis · halt · motionlessness
- follow in someone's footstepsPursue another's career path
- follow in footsteps
- heavy footsteps
- tread in someone's footstepsFollow another's example
- phantom footstepsIllusory sounds of walking