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 February, nearly two million baked goods - including some donuts sold at Dunkin' - were recalled over listeria concerns. —NPR, 4 Nov. 2025

Darling Doughnuts This small-but-mighty bakery is known for its rotating menu of housemade donuts that go far beyond basic flavors. —Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025

That means every donut in your dozen could be a different flavor. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025

Some smoke appeared to come from cars performing donuts and burning out tires at a street takeover, FOX11 Los Angeles reported. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for donut

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