heavy tread

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

the sound of someone walking with heavy steps

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Examples (10)

  • I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs.
  • The old man's heavy tread echoed through the empty hallway.
  • We recognized her heavy tread even before she entered the room.
  • A heavy tread on the stairs announced the arrival of the landlord.
  • His heavy tread shook the floorboards with every step.
  • The guard's heavy tread could be heard long before he turned the corner.
  • She tried to walk softly, but her naturally heavy tread betrayed her presence.
  • With a heavy tread, the weary traveler approached the inn.
  • The child was scared by the monster's imagined heavy tread.
  • Even through the thick carpet, the detective could discern the suspect's heavy tread.