Klingel — meaning in English

English meaning

• bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
• doorbell noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.

Senses

Klingel is used for these senses in English:

• bell (chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call.
• bell A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
• 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 inside the building.

bell — full definition

1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
2. verb To attach a bell to something.
3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

doorbell — full definition

1. noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
2. verb (US politics) To go door to door canvassing, ringing bells to talk to residents.

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