Doughnutting

C2 8+

Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊˌnʌtɪŋ/

Definitions of doughnutting

noun a ring-shaped cake of sweetened dough typically fried in oil

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a doughnutting competition at the fair.

A2 My brother loves doughnutting on the lake during the summer.

B1 Doughnutting is a popular water sport in many coastal towns.

B2 The team practiced doughnutting in preparation for the upcoming competition.

C1 She perfected her doughnutting technique through years of training.

C2 The professional doughnutting team put on an impressive show at the championship event.

verb engaging in the activity of performing doughnuts in a vehicle, spinning in tight circles

Example Sentences

A1 She is doughnutting at the bakery.

A2 He enjoys doughnutting with his friends on the weekends.

B1 The children were doughnutting in the park during the school holidays.

B2 The professional skateboarder is known for his impressive doughnutting skills.

C1 The stunt driver performed a perfect doughnutting maneuver in the movie.

C2 The race car driver expertly executed a series of doughnutting turns on the track.

Examples of doughnutting in a Sentence

formal The act of doughnutting involves driving in circles around a stationary object.

informal We spent the afternoon doughnutting in the parking lot with our friends.

slang I heard that guy got pulled over for doughnutting in the empty lot last night.

figurative Her thoughts were doughnutting around the idea of quitting her job and traveling the world.

Grammatical Forms of doughnutting

past tense

doughnutted

plural

doughnuttings

comparative

more doughnutting

superlative

most doughnutting

present tense

doughnuts

future tense

will doughnut

perfect tense

have doughnutted

continuous tense

is doughnutting

singular

doughnutting

positive degree

doughnutting

infinitive

to doughnut

gerund

doughnutting

participle

doughnutting

Origin and Evolution of doughnutting

First Known Use: 1809 year
Language of Origin: English
Story behind the word: The word 'doughnutting' originated from the act of making or eating doughnuts.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the action of making or eating doughnuts, 'doughnutting' has evolved to also refer to the act of performing donuts in a vehicle or engaging in circular movements.