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Raredoorbell
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.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.A button that actives an electric doorbell.
verb
- 1.To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
- 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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