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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rin′jənt)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rin•gent (rin′jənt),USA pronunciation adj.

gaping.
Botanyhaving widely spread lips, as some corollas.

Latin ringent- (stem of ringēns, present participle of ringī to gape), equivalent. to ring- open the mouth + -ent- -ent; compare rictus
1750–60

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