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

Stop inside to sample the day’s selection from slices of layer cakes and pies to donuts, muffins, scones, and more. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024

One of the best parts of any Hanukkah celebration is biting into a fresh jelly donut (also known as sufganiyot), and this kit comes with the dry ingredients to make 12 hot, delicious doughnuts at home, including the baking mix, yeast, finishing sugar, and a piping bag. —Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

During sideshows, numerous vehicles spin donuts and do other kinds of reckless driving, many times with occupants of the vehicles hanging outside as observers cheer them on. —Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024

The first Arizona location in Phoenix has the signature giant donut out front and serves 60 different types of donuts, from glazed to filled to ice cream-stuffed. Details: 5709 N. Seventh St., Phoenix. —Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024