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cliffhanging

cliffhanging adjective: suspenseful. Also the present participle and gerund of cliffhang.

Adjective

cliffhanging (comparative more cliffhanging, superlative most cliffhanging)

  1. (figuratively) Suspenseful.

Also used as

cliffhanging is also the present participle and gerund of cliffhang.

Forms of cliffhanging

comparativemore cliffhanging
superlativemost cliffhanging

Questions about cliffhanging

What does cliffhanging mean?
Cliffhanging means suspenseful.
What part of speech is cliffhanging?
Cliffhanging is an adjective.

Words near cliffhanging in the dictionary

  1. cliffgreen
  2. cliffgreens
  3. cliffhang
  4. cliffhanger
  5. cliffhangers
  6. cliffhanging
  7. cliffhangs
  8. cliffhung
  9. Cliffie
  10. cliffier
  11. cliffies

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