Definition of "panning" [pan•ning]

• Present participle of pan. (verb)

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• "Then we go into final shaping, "panning" -- which means putting the shaped loaf on a pan."
• "I call it panning for gold – most of it's dirt, but you'll get the odd nugget."
• "Today with the price of gold soaring and the economy falling, the idea of panning, digging or diving for precious metal has become serious business."