Definition of footfall
: the sound of a footstep
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Examples of footfall in a Sentence
She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
Recent Examples of footfall from the Web
-
On uneven surfaces where footfalls vary, however, that might not be the case.
-
This will allow local businesses to expand their customers outside of footfall, Librie said.
-
Traditional retailers tend to offer markdowns across entire categories or exclusive in-store price buster deals to drive footfall.
-
Houses, echoing with the footfalls of generations, came apart, and blew away like paper.
-
Although footfall at individual IKEA stores has been falling since 2015, the number of visits to the group’s website has increased by over a fifth (see chart).
-
But workers will need new skills as stores try to create more footfall.
-
Grasshoppers in greens and browns leap away with every footfall.
-
Over the approaching holiday weekend of Dussehra, a Hindu festival, the restaurants should see their heaviest footfall of the year.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'footfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of footfall
circa 1616
FOOTFALL Defined for English Language Learners
FOOTFALL Defined for Kids
Definition of footfall for Students
: the sound of a footstep
Learn More about footfall
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up footfall? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
