Footfall

Word FOOTFALL
Character 8
Hyphenation foot fall
Pronunciations /ˈfʊtˌfɔːl/

Definitions and meanings of "Footfall"

What do we mean by footfall?

A footstep; the tread of the foot. noun

A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. noun

The sound made by a footstep. noun

Foot (pedestrian) traffic. noun

The sound of a step of someone walking noun

The sound made by a footstep.

Foot (pedestrian) traffic.

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The word "footfall" in example sentences

a painful and solitary business through "that solitary land of the individual experience, in which no fellow footfall is ever heard", as it says in the first epigraph in The Aunt's ❋ Unknown (2001)

The registered footfall, which is the number of visitors, for last year was more than 583 million, 60 percent of them women. ❋ Unknown (2008)

His footfall was a feathery thing that carried him like a shadow to the door. ❋ Max Brand (1918)

Down the gradual slope the scout hastened; his footfall was the only sound that broke the stillness after the answers to his call had ceased. ❋ Unknown (1907)

Her footfall is the lightest, her laugh the merriest in the house. ❋ Unknown (1901)

The footfall is a light one, but distinct enough for them to tell, that whoever makes it is continuing on towards them, though yet unseen. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

footfall, which is a means so steady and in small sections wanders through the mind unnoticed, because it beats constantly, sweeping together the loose tacks of sound ❋ Miglior Acque (2006)

In the Hatton Garden area of London – where nearly 300 businesses sit cheek-by-jowl in a cluster of streets on the edge of the City – "footfall" has noticeably dropped. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No surprises here, commercial decisions based on virtual 'footfall' opportunities with a few token gestures built in to passify the natives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"We're extremely pleased with our footfall which is up 15 per cent on our original expectations," Westfield managing director Michael Gutman told us.

Mark Norris from The Card Shop in Woodley told the meeting that with traders suffering from the credit crunch and a dip in profits due to lower "footfall", a scheme like this could boost business. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The game featured a good tie-in with the bricks-and-mortar stores, by creating "footfall" ie visitors to stores. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lord Howe said selling cigarettes was crucial to create "footfall" in corner shops. ❋ Unknown (2009)

-- Good heavens! what shall we do? "she burst out at length; and, rising from her chair, she paced about the room hurriedly, but all the time with a gliding kind of footfall, that would have shaken none but the craziest floor. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

There were indications that consumers left much of their festive shopping till late, with footfall also up 2.3% on the week before. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The wide-ranging report also suggested that defunct stores be turned into gyms, creches and bingo halls to kick start community regeneration as well as a "National Market Day" to drive footfall on to local high streets. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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