different between footfall vs walkin

English

foot +? fall

footfall (countable and uncountable, plural footfalls)

(countable) The sound made by a footstep.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 2, scene 2,
  […] like hedgehogs which
  Lie tumbling in my barefoot way and mount
  Their pricks at my footfall.
- 1916, Rawindran?th Th?kur, "The Hungry Stones," in The Hungry Stones And Other Stories,
  I heard many footfalls, as if a large number of persons were rushing down the steps.
(chiefly Britain, uncountable) Foot (pedestrian) traffic.
- 2008 December 9, "Bargains galore in battle of the high street," The Scotsman:
  With high-street stores desperate to increase footfall and buck the financial downturn, retailers have started issuing discount vouchers.

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