verb
- to boil too long or too vigorously
Examples
- Don’t overboil the pasta or it will become mushy.
- She accidentally overboiled the eggs and they became rubbery.
- The soup will lose its flavor if you overboil it.
- Be careful not to overboil the vegetables.
- The rice was overboiled and turned into a sticky mess.
- If you overboil milk, it will form a skin on top.