donkey

[US]/ˈdɒŋki/
[UK]/ˈdɑːŋki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call

Phrases & Collocations

donkey ears

donkey cart

donkey ride

donkey sanctuary

donkey milk

donkey show

donkey behavior

Example Sentences

stubborn as a donkey

work like a donkey

Real-world Examples

And who's the funky-looking donkey over there?

Source: Frozen Selection

They walked a donkey around the parliament building.

Source: Global Slow English

He could ride a donkey in his sleep.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

And in this field there lived a donkey.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

There children ride horses and donkeys and watch monkeys.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

Tourists here come to see the donkeys -- and the Old West outlaws.

Source: U.S. Route 66

That's not a donkey. - Look at the ears.

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

Ms Saltzman says he rode a donkey on the steepest parts.

Source: The Economist - Arts

A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey.

Source: Aesop's Fables for Children

I can also say 'Hey, maybe I don't want a donkey'.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Ronnie - Vocabulary

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