Footfall and Sound

Footfall

Footfall noun - The sound of a step of someone walking.
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Synonyms for Footfall

Sound and footfall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sound" instead a noun "Footfall".

Nearby Word: foot

Sound

Sound noun - Range of hearing.

Footfall and sound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Footfall" instead a noun "Sound".

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  • Myth / Norse Mythology Intangible Man: Elves could walk through any barrier Insubstantial Ingredients: The sound of a cat's footfall.
  • Older Than Print Insubstantial Ingredients: The sound of a cat's footfall is one of several impossible ingredients in the unbreakable ribbon Gleipnir in Norse Mythology.
  • Myth / Norse Mythology To make Gleipnir impossible to break (at least until Ragnarök), it was made of six impossible things: the sound of a cat's footfall, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish and the spittle of a bird.
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