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

The key is to train the mind to relax, just chill, even though somebody’s at the doorbell, even though somebody’s walking into the kitchen, little kids screaming through the house. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

Ring, which is owned by Amazon, has sold tens of millions of smart doorbells, but has come under scrutiny for its use by law enforcement. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

UniFi Protect makes my Ubiquiti security cameras appear in Home — and also helps my doorbell work (long story). — David Pierce, The Verge, 11 July 2026

The whole point of driving the price of AI tokens down is to get intelligence embedded into every product the way cheap semiconductors ended up inside everything, from cars to doorbells. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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