verb
- burns something too much or for too long
Usage: third person singular present
Examples
- She always overburns the toast in the morning.
- The chef overburns the vegetables when he’s distracted.
- This oven overburns everything on the top rack.
- He overburns the wood in the fireplace, creating too much smoke.
- The sun overburns her skin if she doesn’t use sunscreen.
- The engine overburns fuel when running at high speeds.