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

And sometimes it’s measured in the kind of enduring affection America still feels for a 90-year-old former coach sitting beside a pool in Orlando with coffee, donuts and a newspaper in his hands. —Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026

Apply mulch in a donut shape, keeping it 3 inches deep and 3 inches away from plant bases for balance. —Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026

Why did the donut go to the dentist? —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026

Walter Blackmon proudly looks on as his daughter works just steps away, glazing donuts right alongside him. —Jamiel Robinson, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for donut

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