noun
panning
PA-nihng
noun
1
The act of sifting through material, especially gravel in a river, in search of gold.
"They spent the weekend panning for gold in the creek."
2
The technique of adjusting how a sound is distributed between left and right speakers.
"The producer used panning to spread the guitars across the stereo mix."
3
Harsh or dismissive criticism of a piece of work.
"The film received a thorough panning from critics."
How to Use Panning
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSifting for gold, adjusting stereo sound placement, or (informally) harshly criticizing something.
Word Forms
pannings plural, Pannings plural
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