light footstep
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Describes a soft and quiet step.
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Examples (10)
- I heard a light footstep behind me, almost a whisper on the stairs.
- The nurse's light footsteps barely disturbed the sleeping patients.
- With a light footstep, she slipped out of the room so as not to wake the baby.
- His light footsteps crossed the wooden floor without a creak.
- The dancer practiced until every light footstep landed precisely on the beat.
- Along the path, their light footsteps faded into the dusk.
- The hallway microphone picked up only light footsteps approaching the door, then silence.
- Please walk with a light footstep after midnight so you don't wake the neighbors.
- He moved with light footsteps, careful not to leave a trace in the snow.
- From the attic came a single light footstep, then the house fell quiet again.