doughnut
noun
dough·nut
ˈdō-(ˌ)nət 
variants
or less commonly donut
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
Philip RothExamples of doughnut in a Sentence
drawing doughnuts in the sand
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Workers in the area frequently grab coffee and breakfast at the doughnut shop before heading to work.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
For simplification, the drawing of the gross code on the left above has been transformed into a symbolic torus (doughnut) in the drawing on the right; that torus has 12 logical qubits consisting of approximately 288 physical qubits, accompanied by the LPU.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More sweet treats were used to trap the bear, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Lt. Andy Harvey, who told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the bear was caught using doughnuts and pastries as bait.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
Here’s a list of doughnut deals across the country.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
For simplification, the drawing of the gross code on the left above has been transformed into a symbolic torus (doughnut) in the drawing on the right; that torus has 12 logical qubits consisting of approximately 288 physical qubits, accompanied by the LPU.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More sweet treats were used to trap the bear, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Lt. Andy Harvey, who told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the bear was caught using doughnuts and pastries as bait.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
Here’s a list of doughnut deals across the country.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for doughnut
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“Doughnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doughnut. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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