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

Customers can also order shakes and iced coffee drinks as well as mini churros, donut bites and other desserts. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Dunkin' Dunkin' Rewards members can earn 4x points on donuts and Munchkins on July 19 to celebrate National Ice Cream Day, the company said in a news release. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Spectators have been injured when the drivers doing donuts and spinouts get too close. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

And, this week bringsall manner of food, from donuts to pizza, national chains, local chains, and independents from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for donut

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