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cliff-hanging

[klif-hang-ing]

cliff-hang·ing

[klif-hang-ing]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.
Also, cliff·hang·ing.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism

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cliff-hang

[klif-hang]
verb (used without object), -hung, -hang·ing. Informal.
to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.
Also, cliff·hang.


Origin:
1935–40
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cliff-hanging

adjective
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense 
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