Definition of "panning" in English

noun

1. The act of one who pans, as for gold.

2. Material that has been panned.

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

3. (audio) The act by which a sound is panned.

   • The new console supports pannings and fades.

4. (informal) Thorough criticism.

   • The director's films had received pannings from critics.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of pan