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overcooking

overcooking is the present participle and gerund of overcook.

Meaning of overcook

Verb

overcook (third-person singular simple present overcooks, present participle overcooking, simple past and past participle overcooked)

  1. (transitive) To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.
  2. (slang, transitive) To do something to excess; to overdo; to ruin due to excessive effort.
    • The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last.

Questions about overcooking

What is overcooking the present participle and gerund of?
Overcooking is the present participle and gerund of overcook.

Words near overcooking in the dictionary

  1. overcook
  2. overcooked
  3. overcookedness
  4. overcooker
  5. overcookers
  6. overcooking
  7. overcooks
  8. overcool
  9. overcooled
  10. overcooler
  11. overcoolers

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