Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliffhang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cliffhang
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in suspense.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"With furtive references to Gnostic gospels and a cast of characters that includes a beautiful blond novice (with whom Luciano fancies himself in love), a corrupt council of cardinals, a syphilitic doge and the brutal Cappe Nere, or secret police, all abroad in Venice’s sinister maze of watery alleyways, the scene looks set for a cliffhanging thriller in the style of “The Da Vinci Code.”"

Etymology

Back-formation from cliffhanger.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

cliffhangs (present, singular) cliffhanging (participle, present) cliffhung (participle, past) cliffhung (past) cliff-hang (alternative)

Questions

What does cliffhang mean?: To be in suspense.
Where does cliffhang come from?: Back-formation from cliffhanger.

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