panning

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of one who pans, as for gold.
2. (countable, uncountable)Material that has been panned.

   “A trace of metazeunerite was identified in pannings from the dump of the upper of the two adits.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The act by which a sound is panned.

   “The new console supports pannings and fades.”

4. (countable, informal, uncountable)Thorough criticism.

   “The director's films had received pannings from critics.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of pan

name

1. A surname from German.