Emulated the Avon lady

• __ a bell: was familiar
• Requested service
• Alerted, in a way
• Called the butler
• "You ___?" (Lurch's question)
• Was like a bell
• Summoned in a way
• Used the doorbell
• Pressed the doorbell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rang high ▪ A strange cry rang high into the night. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A number of other Ulster callers also rang the show that night with amazing stories of strange happenings during Geller's appearance. ▪ Apart from ...