cliff-hanging

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cliff-hang⋅ing

[klif-hang-ing]

–adjective

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.

Also, cliffhanging.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism

[klif-hang]

–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

cliff-hanging
adjective
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense

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