donut

noun

do·nut

less common spelling of doughnut

: a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough

: something (such as a mathematical torus) that has a round shape like a doughnut

: 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 The video cuts to someone doing donuts in the vehicle while another person films it. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 Krispy Kreme is celebrating everything-Dolly Parton with their latest donut innovations. —

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for donut

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