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cliff-hang⋅ing
/
ˈklɪfˌhæŋ
ɪŋ
/
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[
klif
-hang-ing
]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger:
a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.
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cliffhanging.
Origin:
1935–40,
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cliff-hang
/
ˈklɪfˌhæŋ
/
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klif
-hang
]
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–verb (used without object),
-hung,
-hang⋅ing.
Informal
.
to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.
Also,
cliffhang.
Origin:
1935–40
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cliff-hanging
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(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
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