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cliffhanger
[ klif-hang-er ]
noun
- a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- a single installment in such a serial.
- a suspenseful movie, novel, etc.
- the suspenseful ending itself.
- a situation or contest of which the outcome is suspensefully uncertain up to the very last moment:
The game was a cliffhanger, but our team finally won.
cliffhanger
/ ˈklɪfˌhæŋə /
noun
- a situation of imminent disaster usually occurring at the end of each episode of a serialized film
- the serialized film itself
- a situation that is dramatic or uncertain
Derived Forms
- ˈcliffˌhanging, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cliffhanger1
Example Sentences
Its Waitrose supermarkets has a whodunit two-parter which leaves audiences on a cliffhanger, starring Succession's Matthew Macfadyen as a detective on the hunt to uncover who has stolen the family's red velvet cake.
The message also thanked fans for their enduring "love and enthusiasm," with Covell confirming that one unspecified online fan theory over the series' cliffhanger ending was "bang on the money."
“There was a strong emphasis on cliffhangers in manga before One Piece,” he continues.
Trump’s “brand” as a political figure-entertainer-character is surprise, predictable unpredictability, and the cliffhanger.
And its first season, which concluded in July, ended on a cliffhanger.
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