verb
- to burn something too much or for too long
Examples
- Don’t overburn the toast or it will taste bitter.
- The campfire logs were overburned and crumbled to ash.
- She accidentally overburned the cookies while talking on the phone.
- The candle was left burning too long and overburned the wick.
- Be careful not to overburn the meat on the grill.
- The forest fire overburned several acres of woodland.