doorbell

the doorbell went unheard above the din.

She pressed on the doorbell.

He refused to answer the doorbell.

I hurried along the passage in answer to the doorbell's ring.

He was so lost in reverie that he did not hear the doorbell ring.

He must have heard it—that doorbell’s loud enough to wake the dead.

The boy sprang up out of the chair as soon as he heard the doorbell ring.

I heard the doorbell ring, and went to see who was there.

I was submerged in reading an exciting book,and didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

She was on her feet in a flash when the doorbell rang. See also Synonyms at importance

Mother ran round the room shaking up all the cushions when the doorbell rang.