donut

noun

do·nut

less common spelling of doughnut

: a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough

: something (such as a mathematical torus) that has a round shape like a doughnut

: a controlled skid that sends an automobile into a tight circle of at least 360 degrees

—usually used in the phrase do doughnuts

Doing doughnuts? You haven't heard about this? This is what they steal the cars for. Top speed, they slam on the brakes, yank the emergency brake, twist the steering wheel, and the car starts spinning. Wheeling the car in circles at tremendous speeds.—

Philip Roth

Examples of donut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following in Gary Oldman’s Slow Horses footsteps — dollars to donuts, gout will become a Jackson Lamb plot point by season five — Michael Douglas plays Franklin as a figure who is simultaneously mythic and easily overlooked as a past-his-peak cartoon. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 At the time the viral video was shot, Roan was working at a donut shop and had been dropped from her first recording contract. —

Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024 The event will also include pony rides, donuts, a petting zoo and an appearance by the Easter Bunny. —

Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024 Here's what to know about the partnership between the donut shop and fast food giant. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024 Krispy Kreme will provide fresh donuts to the burger chain each day. —

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024 After weeks of collecting more than 39,000 total votes, the Star-Telegram has a Readers’ Choice winner for Fort Worth’s favorite donut shop — but this Near Southside bakery is not your traditional donut place. —

Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024 Get The Recipe 15 of 35 Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake Buttermilk balances out the sweetness of this donut cake that can be served for brunch or dessert. —

Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024 In comparison, there are less than 400 Krispy Kreme U.S. units, although the donuts are also currently sold through a variety of nearly 7000 third party outlets. —

Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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