panned

Meanings

• Verb

  To pan for gold or other minerals by shaking a container filled with water and sand, allowing heavier substances to settle.

  - "He spent hours panning for gold in the river."
  - "The prospector panned the silt to find precious gems."

• Verb

  To criticize or judge harshly.

  - "The movie was panned by critics."
  - "He was panned by his peers for his poor performance."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with panned
planned , mannered , danned , gamned , spanned

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Variants

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pan , panned , panning , pans , pan out , panned out , panning out , pans out

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Forms

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panned (past tense and past participle of 'pan')

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'pannan', meaning to shake or agitate.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'panning' is also used in photography to refer to the process of developing film in a pan or tray.

2. The term 'panned' has been used in literature, most notably in J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gold panning: A mining technique used to extract gold and other heavy minerals from sand or gravel by shaking a container filled with water and allowing the heavier substances to settle.

2. Criticism: The expression of disapproval or judgment of a work or performance.

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Culture

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The term 'panned' originated from the mining industry, where prospectors would shake a container filled with water and sand to separate heavier substances from lighter ones. Over time, the term has also come to mean to criticize or judge harshly.

How to Memorize "panned"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of panning for gold: a container filled with water and sand, the shaking motion to separate heavier substances, and the final product of gold or other valuable minerals.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'panned' with the image of a prospector panning for gold or with the idea of harsh criticism.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Always Need New Gold' to remember the meaning of 'panned' in the context of mining, and 'People Always Need Negative Opinions' for the meaning related to criticism.

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