# pining

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpaɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,480

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pine

## Easily confused with
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-posing)
- **piping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-piping)
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-poking)
- **prying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-prying)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-puking)
- **plying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-plying)
- **pinion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pinion)
- **pricing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pricing)
- **pissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pissing)
- **pinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pinning)
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pruning)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pitting)
- **priming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-priming)
- **planing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-planing)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-punting)
- **printing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-printing)
- **pointing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pointing)
- **ping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ping-vs-pining)
- **paying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paying-vs-pining)
- **paving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paving-vs-pining)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ipning`, `piinng`, `pinign`, `piningg`, `pinnig`, `pniing`, `ppining`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pining