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

But there are a few donut and coffee shops that may also offer bagels. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026

In other words, ripe donut peaches are perfect for eating out of hand and are a dream to work with in any recipe that calls for fresh peaches. —Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 June 2026

Well, consider swapping splashy shades of turquoise for midnight blue, hot-rod red for bordeaux, and glazed donut nails for a futuristic silver chrome. —Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026

Small and medium-sized donut shops with fewer than 10 stores, at least 1,000 lifetime reviews, and the highest average consumer ratings during the time frame were targeted. —Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2026

Rhymes for donut

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