cliff-hanging

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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verb (used without object), cliff-hung, cliff-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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