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Meanings of doorknob in inglês
A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)
Sinônimos
Examples for "doorhandle"
Examples for "doorhandle"
1
The twisting dragons of the doorhandle attracted me as I drew near.
2
There came the sound of the doorhandle being worked back and forth.
3
The doorhandle and the seatlatch and the tarp and the plastic package.
4
Then I turned the doorhandle, and cautiously started to push open the door.
5
Stood up again, jostled it into the lock, unlocked it, turned the doorhandle.
Usage of doorknob in inglês
1
Water sign against fire sign. She made a grab for the doorknob.
2
He could hear the doorknob turning, and a key in the latch.
3
The manager thought for a moment, then pressed the hook-shaped doorknob down.
4
Artemis's hand hovered over the crystal doorknob on his parents' bedroom door.
5
Then I saw the doorknob of my room turn very, very slowly.
6
She had her hand on the doorknob when Pretzky called her name.
7
I had my hand on the doorknob when Biggie called my name.
8
His peripheral vision saw the doorknob slowly turning, the door easing open.
9
Adriana put her hand on the doorknob, and breathed deeply before turning.
10
She gripped the doorknob that it was now too late to turn.
11
Rachel played with the doorknob until it came off in her hand.
12
He kept his hand on the doorknob and watched the man carefully.
13
Her hand clutches the doorknob, but she finds she cannot turn it.
14
The doorknob had been recently polished, and it shone like a promise.
15
Madeline's hand closed on the doorknob and she tried to turn it.
16
Sam put his hand on the doorknob and looked back at her.
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Doorknob through the time
Doorknob across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare