n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: panned ; pan · ning
Date: 1839
transitive verb
1 a : to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particles b : to separate (as gold) by panning c : to place in a pan
2 : to criticize severely <the show was panned >
intransitive verb
1 : to wash material (as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (as gold)
2 : to yield precious metal in the process of panning ― usually used with out