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

In addition to the lip products, Tarte and Dunkin’ are also offering customers a mini Dunkin’ cup keychain and a donut keychain charm with the purchase of the Maracuja Juicy Lip Melt Mask. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 June 2025

Little Debbie Big Pack Old Fashioned Donuts will contain six large, old-fashioned donuts. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 June 2025

He can be found yelling at the TV when the Bears play, working on his tennis and golf game, endlessly searching for the world’s tastiest donut, and enjoying retirement with my Mom, who is sure to be knitting something colorful and comfy. —Outside Online, 11 June 2025

Without clear accountability, expenses can spiral out of control faster than office donuts disappear on Friday mornings. —Gilad David Maayan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Rhymes for donut

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