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

Food can be found at the Cornucopia Cafe, which offers menu items like farm burgers, which Baird said are made with beef from the farm, and apple cinnamon donuts. —Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025

GiveToby the sleepy Golden Retriever at Green Mountain Orchards a pat on the head before picking apples and snagging yourself an apple cider donut (a reward for all of your hard work, of course). —Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025

Pumpkin season returns every year with lattes, pies, and donuts in tow. —Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025

This donut-style bed is machine washable and features a non-slip bottom. —Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for donut

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