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

And no visit is complete without a trip to Cold Hollow Cider Mill for the famous maple creemees and apple cider donuts. —Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025

Investigation continues into chaotic car meetup Video captured the chaos of the incident, with cars doing donuts in the street and fireworks being set off. —Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

But many other traditions like playing the dreidel game, listening or singing to Hanukkah music or cooking latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) are also ways people love to celebrate. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025

Every chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry donut in Dunkin’s pastry case will get its yearly holiday makeover, replacing its regular sprinkle colors with festive red, white, and green ones. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for donut

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