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cliffhang en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from cliffhanger.

Meanings

1. (figuratively, intransitive) To be in suspense.
   • 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.” 2009 February 1, Clare Clark, “An Appetite for Venice”, in New York Times:

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