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

To maintain consistency of its donuts, Krispy Kreme needed to modernize production systems across 600+ global stores. —Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

This month's round-up includes Instagram-worthy ramen, a variety of donuts and a decadent burger that combines classic barbecue flavor with Japanese milk buns. —Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025

O’Neill arrived at the stadium on Thursday carrying two boxes of donuts from the popular Canadian chain Tim Hortons to share with his Baltimore teammates. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025

The Miami Beach restaurant will also offer Korean donuts ($6.99) coated with cinnamon and sugar as well as a sweet cream dipping sauce. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for donut

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