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 at a Connecticut donut shop got an unexpected treat Sunday — finding actress Blake Lively working behind the counter. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025

An orange cat slinks through a neon puddle outside a gas station; a donut store sign flickers; and then there’s the scene outside Oklahoma State Penitentiary, also known as Big Mac. —Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025

Day-game donuts are a ritual inside the Houston Astros’ clubhouse that stretches across this golden era. —Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

The donut shop must schedule a follow-up inspection before opening. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for donut

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