noun🔗ShareTimbreA 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."I pressed the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. "Toqué el timbre y esperé a que alguien abriera la puerta.devicebuildingtechnologyelectronicscommunicationelectricutilitysounditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTimbreA button that actives an electric doorbell."She pressed the doorbell, waiting for her friend to answer the door. "Ella presionó el timbre, esperando que su amiga abriera la puerta.propertytechnologyelectronicsdevicecommunicationbuildingelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTocar timbresTo ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit."During the election, volunteers doorbelled across the neighborhood, hoping to get their candidate's message heard. "Durante las elecciones, los voluntarios tocaron timbres por todo el vecindario, con la esperanza de que se escuchara el mensaje de su candidato.communicationactionjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTocar timbresTo ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit."We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote."Tocamos timbres en todo el distrito en un esfuerzo por conseguir el voto.communicationpoliticsmediaactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
