Panning

//ˈpænɪŋ// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

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

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

    "The new console supports pannings and fades."

  4. 4
    Thorough criticism. countable, informal, uncountable

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

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pan form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms
banterbanteringbooingcatcallingchaffingderision

Example

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"Some strategic panning helped his mixes sound fuller."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Panning.

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