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

Things to do: Caramel apple days, pumpkin donut days and great pumpkin days. —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024

At the time of his conviction, Williams had just started serving a 20-year prison sentence for robbing a downtown St. Louis donut shop. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024

Every year since, discounts gradually increased until the donut hole closed completely in 2020. —Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

For non-alcoholic drinks, Watching the Wheel is berry lemonade made with uji tea and topped off with a chocolate donut. —Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024