donkey
noun
don·key
| \ ˈdäŋ-kē
, ˈdəŋ-
, ˈdȯŋ-
\
, ˈdəŋ-
, ˈdȯŋ-
\
plural donkeys
Definition of donkey
1
: the domestic ass (Equus asinus)
2
: a stupid or obstinate person
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Examples of donkey in a Sentence
we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
Recent Examples on the Web
The contagious disease primarily affects cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, swine and occasionally sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Vesicular stomatitis confirmed in 32 Colorado counties," 31 Aug. 2019 Its characters, when viewed with a blurring squint, are as archetypal as the donkeys, lambs, wolves, and lions that populate Aesop. — Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, "The Peanuts Characters Aren’t Ordinary Kids," 29 Aug. 2019 The male donkey, which Panthera arranged to come to the farm in February 2015, lets out a loud hee-haw when jaguars approach, causing attacks on livestock to plummet since its arrival. — Steve Winter, National Geographic, "The struggle to protect a vital jaguar corridor," 21 Aug. 2019 Responding officers found the donkey, along with three horses, out for a morning constitutional. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Loose donkey, loud music and lost luggage: Russell Township Police Blotter," 14 Aug. 2019 Exacerbating all this, of course, is Africa’s population explosion and the concomitant increase in the numbers of cattle, goats, horses, and donkeys (lion prey) that rural people keep in their villages and bomas. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "How the New Lion King Film Could Help the Real-Life Lion Crisis," 1 Aug. 2019 Their sounds—peeps, moans, and donkey-like brays—bounce off the mountains. — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, "These New Expedition Cruises Take Travelers to the World’s Most Remote Corners," 28 June 2019 Shreiber lives on a 112-acre South Jersey farm with four rescue dogs, as well as horses, donkeys, and goats. — Rita Giordano, https://www.inquirer.com, "Rowan University gifted $3 million to start therapy dog program," 5 June 2019 FarmHouse Fresh’s generosity isn’t limited to the donkeys, goats, chickens, horses, ponies and pigs in their care. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Skincare Company Also Runs Rescue Full of Inspiring Animals that Employees Help Care For," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'donkey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for donkey
donkey
noun
English Language Learners Definition of donkey
: an animal that is like a small horse with large ears
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donkey
noun
don·key
| \ ˈdäŋ-kē
, ˈdəŋ-, ˈdȯŋ-\
, ˈdəŋ-, ˈdȯŋ-\
plural donkeys
Kids Definition of donkey
: an animal related to but smaller than the horse that has short hair in mane and tail and very large ears
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