[
US
/ˈfʊtˌstɛp/
]
[ UK /fˈʊtstɛp/ ]
[ UK /fˈʊtstɛp/ ]
NOUN
-
the distance covered by a step
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig -
the sound of a step of someone walking
he heard footsteps on the porch - the act of taking a step in walking
How To Use footstep In A Sentence
- This relationship is also honest, but you keep it a bit more circumspect because you know this person is going to follow in your footsteps. Christianity Today
- But she insisted she was not tempted to follow in their footsteps. The Sun
- I didn't move until I heard slow footsteps and peaked over the top of the gold to see Garren warily approaching the dragon, favoring his left leg.
- The Waterford publicans, who have signified their intention to defy the ban, are following in the footsteps of their colleagues in Kerry, Cork, Donegal and Wexford.
- he won't step into his father's footsteps
- In a way, you could say this thrill seeker is also following his father's adventuresome footsteps - his dad once maneuvered a motor boat from Venezuela to Miami.
- When Sampras was taking his first steps to greatness, he had a small gang of hopefuls dogging his footsteps.
- Suddenly she heard footsteps and voices; some one was coming along the path towards the beehouse. The Party
- I could still smell him in the laundry, hear his footstep, and run my hands over tools he'd touched every day.
- I heard footsteps coming up the stair.