How many syllables in pining?

There are 2 syllables in the word pining.

Divide pining into syllables:

pining (noun):: a feeling of deep longing.; any of a genus (pinus of the family pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals

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