What is the meaning of -ent?

Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action.

One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action.

-ent (Latinate suffix forming nouns and adjectives)

adjectival and nominal suffix

forms the third-person plural present indicative form of a verb

forms the third-person plural present subjunctive form of a verb

Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing an instantaneous action.

third-person plural present active subjunctive of

verb suffix for the third-person plural imperfect/conditional

verb suffix for the third-person plural imperative

Source: wiktionary.org