pawsteps

Animal walking sounds

Pawsteps are the sounds or impressions made by an animal's paws as it walks.

The word parallels footsteps but applies to four-legged creatures: She heard pawsteps padding down the hallway.

Common in fiction, especially stories told from an animal's perspective or featuring anthropomorphized creatures.

tracking

prints

Copied images on paper

  • tracksMarks showing passage
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • scentAirborne odor detected

following · tracing · hunting · pursuing · spoor · imprints · markings · path · traces · signs

sound

patter

Quick rehearsed speech

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • clickBrief sharp noise
  • thudDull impact noise

soft · rhythmic · approaching · receding · echoing · scrabbling · scratching · drumming · light · faint

stealth

soft

Yielding to touch

gentle · furtive · sneaking · creeping · tiptoeing · padding · stalking · noiseless · hushed · stealthy

animal

claws

Animal gripping nails

  • furAnimal body hair
  • tailRear animal appendage
  • sniffingInhaling through the nose

trotting · scampering · padding · loping · bounding · canine · feline · whiskers · panting · nuzzling

companionship

loyal

Firm in allegiance

accompanying · trusting · bonding · walking · together · friend · devotion · shadow · constant · close

Opposites
type of locomotion sound/mark

pawstepsfootsteps

Sounds of walking

footfalls · footprints · hoofbeats · hoofsteps · treads

detection/stealth

pawstepssilence

Total lack of sound

stillness · soundlessness · stealth · noiselessness · quiet

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G