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How to pronounce monkey in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms imp, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp
Type of nestling, nipper, kid, minor, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, fry, child, shaver
Has types holy terror, terror, brat, little terror
Type Words
Synonyms mess around, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker
Type of work
Has types puddle
Type Words
Synonyms fiddle, tamper
Type of manipulate
Type Words
Type of primate
Has types new world monkey, catarrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhine, old world monkey

Examples of monkey

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They did it anyway, because, well, a monkey stealing a pen on camera is awesome.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Vivax is related to monkey parasites and probably originated in South-East Asia.
From the economist.com
Then they wrote a book about an inquisitive monkey and called it Curious George.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unsettled weather is throwing too many monkey wrenches into local anglers'plans.
From the washingtontimes.com
Denny Hamlin called Sunday's win at Martinsville Speedway a monkey off his back.
From the inrich.com
The monkey acts aggressively toward Lyra's daemon, and you almost see its point.
From the sacbee.com
Other players afterwards told me it wasn't nice, to hear the noises of a monkey.
From the independent.co.uk
In Tests 2 and 3, a 24-inch LCD display was placed 60 cm in front of the monkey.
From the nature.com
Soon the monkey became lethargic and picked continually at the spot on her head.
From the sfgate.com
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  • Any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
  • Tamper: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
  • Imp: one who is playfully mischievous
  • Putter: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
  • A monkey is any cercopithecoid (Old World monkey) or platyrrhine (New World monkey) primate. All primates that are not prosimians (lemurs and tarsiers) or apes are monkeys. ...
  • Monkey (also known as ITV Digital Monkey or PG Tips Monkey, and often pronounced "Monkeh" in imitation of Johnny Vegas' faux Lancashire accent) is an animated puppet advertising character in the form of a knitted sock monkey. ...
  • Monkey is a third wave ska band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their musical influences include the Skatalites, Prince Buster, the Specials, and non-ska artists such as: Elvis Costello, David Byrne and Tito Puente. ...
  • The Monkey is a novelty dance, most popular in 1963. The dance was popularized by two R&B records: Major Lance's "The Monkey Time", and The Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey" both Top 10 Pop hits released during the summer of 1963.
  • This is a list of minor characters in the British comic strip Judge Dredd appearing in 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories.