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doorbell

The correct spelling is doorbell.

How to pronounce doorbell

noun

Say it like: Doo-rbe-ll

The correct spelling is doorbell. A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer in… For example: "We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote."

Usage Examples

We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
  2. 2.A button that actives an electric doorbell.

verb

  1. 1.To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
  2. 2.To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

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