underfoot
adverb
un·der·foot
ˌən-dər-ˈfu̇t 
1
: under the foot especially against the ground
trampled the flowers underfoot
2
: below, at, or before one's feet
warm sand underfoot
3
: in the way
children always getting underfoot
Examples of underfoot in a Sentence
The ground was slippery underfoot.
We walked with dried leaves crunching underfoot.
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There is nothing but scree underfoot and each step is incredibly precarious.
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Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
People unnerved by the idea of a trillion cicadas crawling around half the country, covering lawns and driveways and crunching underfoot, may find the coming weeks revolting.
—Julie Bosman Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
People unnerved by the idea of a trillion cicadas crawling around half the country, covering lawns and driveways and crunching underfoot, may find the coming weeks revolting.
—Julie Bosman Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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underfoot
adverb
un·der·foot
-ˈfu̇t
1
: under the feet
flowers trampled underfoot
2
: close about one's feet : in the way
a puppy always underfoot
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