donut

noun

do·​nut

less common spelling of doughnut

1

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

2

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

3

: 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

Machete in hand, Gamaliel Camarena sliced the back of a man who managed to escape by ducking into a donut shop and barring the door. —Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026

The Post That Started It All The speculation kicked off after Instagram account Snackolator shared mockups of potential Crumbl donut flavors — and the lineup had people screaming. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026

While details remain scarce — Crumbl has not shared specifics about what the donuts might look like, taste like or cost — the company’s acknowledgment that testing is underway marks the first official confirmation that donuts are on its radar. —Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Just don’t expect to see donuts in the pink box next week. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for donut

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut
• recut