cliff-hanger

A form of cliffhanger — An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.

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Meanings

nouncliff-hanger (plural cliff-hangers)

plural cliff-hangers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cliffhanger.

    Once upon a time the movie mecca teamed with redskins, and all of them made good livings in the many "horse operas" and "cliff hanger" serials of the industry's beginning.

    1939, "Theater gossip," The Independent (St. Petersbury, Florida), 28 Oct. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009)
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APA

cliff-hanger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliff-hanger

MLA

“cliff-hanger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliff-hanger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cliff-hanger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliff-hanger.

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