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 Bystander video showed at least one person get hit by a car doing donuts at the intersection of North Davidson and 36th streets. —

Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024 From Friday, May 24, through Monday, May 27, the donut deal is available at participating Krispy Kreme shops. —

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 Assigning different colors to things like drums, bass, vocals, and guitar helps keep things tidy, and the eye-catching contrast of the neon-color donuts and widgets against the black background makes LP easy to keep track of in any environment. —

Pete Cottell, WIRED, 2 May 2024 The video cuts to someone doing donuts in the vehicle while another person films it. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for donut

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