doorbell

noun

door·​bell ˈdȯr-ˌbel 

: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door

Examples of doorbell in a Sentence

We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two teenagers were ringing the doorbells on every house in the neighborhood and running away. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025

Ahead of the deadly hit-and-run, he was allegedly involved in a series of other crimes, including some electronic doorbell thefts on May 11, 2024 and a store robbery on May 17, 2024, according to police. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025

Brand repeatedly rang the doorbell and pulled on the door handle in an apparent attempt to break in, according to the lawsuit, which alleges that action was a direct violation of a protective order Jayden’s mother had against Brand. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025

With home security as important as ever, just having an old-fashioned doorbell at your front entrance is no longer enough, and that’s where a smart doorbell comes in. —Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doorbell

• doorbell camera
• video doorbell

Rhymes for doorbell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

doorbell

noun

door·​bell -ˌbel 

: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door