doughnut
noun
dough·nut
| \ ˈdō-(ˌ)nət
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variants:
or less commonly donut
Definition 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
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Other Words from doughnut
doughnutlike
\ ˈdō-(ˌ)nət-ˌlīk
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of doughnut in a Sentence
drawing doughnuts in the sand
Recent Examples on the Web
The fall food craze continues as Krispy Kreme announced the release of its pumpkin spice doughnuts on Tuesday. — Tirion Morris, azcentral, "Krispy Kreme pumpkin spice doughnuts are available now. Here's where to get them in Phoenix," 4 Sep. 2019 The company has taken their traditional glazed doughnuts and pumped it with a circle of Classic Kreme or Chocolate Kreme fillings. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11: Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, more mark moon landing anniversary with new products," 26 June 2019 Los Angeles Times The overstuffed glory that is a strawberry doughnut from the legendary Donut Man shop in Glendora, as illustrated by artist Stacy Michelson. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California: How Michael Jackson’s death broke the internet and legitimized TMZ," 26 June 2019 Owned by Annie Harlow and Leslie Wilson, their doughnuts are huge and hard to miss, with plenty of bright frosting and strong flavors. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Celebrate National Doughnut Day at these spots in Louisville," 6 June 2019 Then the children watched, enthralled, as their doughnuts rolled out of the deep fryer and then were iced in a variety of colors. — Joyce Smith, kansascity, "New to Leawood: Donut shop where you can top doughnuts with bacon, ice cream, more," 29 June 2018 The doughnut company will be offering its Chocolate Glaze Doughnuts at participating locations across the world on July 7 while supplies last. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "World Chocolate Day: Krispy Kreme to ‘Glaze the Globe,’ to offer Chocolate Glaze Doughnuts July 7," 28 June 2018 Privacy - Terms Bring your friendzzzz#NationalDonutDay pic.twitter.com/NCUuerSelq — Dunkin' Donuts (@dunkindonuts) June 1, 2018 Today's the day to get your FREE doughnut! — Michael Mcgough, sacbee, "Happy National Doughnut Day! It's not too late to get a free treat from these stores," 1 June 2018 And as far as white privilege is concerned, no politician can match Biden’s racialist banter: Ask Barack Obama or the doughnut-shop owners of Delaware. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Democrats’ Debate Cowardice, Hypocrisy, and Nuttiness," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doughnut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for doughnut
doughnut
noun
English Language Learners Definition of doughnut
: a piece of sweet fried dough that is often shaped like a ring
: something that has a round shape like a doughnut
See the full definition for doughnut in the English Language Learners Dictionary
doughnut
noun
dough·nut
| \ ˈdō-ˌnət\
Kids Definition of doughnut
: a small ring of sweet dough fried in fat