How many syllables in bounding?

There are 2 syllables in the word bounding.

Divide bounding into syllables:

bounding (adjective):: compelled or obliged; fastened by or as if by a band confined

adjacent

adjoining

ambient

approximate

attached

beholden

circumjacent

closest

committed

communicating

compelled

connected

connecting

constrained

contiguous

duty-bound

embracing

encircling

enclosing

encompassing

fencing

forced

immediate

inclosing

interconnecting

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