Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pining

/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
pin-ing
IPA
/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pine

noun

The act of one who pines.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pinings (plural)

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining declining whining refining assigning

Questions

How do you pronounce pining?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪnɪŋ/.
What does pining mean?
present participle and gerund of pine

How to pronounce pining

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