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cliffhangs

cliffhangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cliffhang.

Meaning of cliffhang

Verb

cliffhang (third-person singular simple present cliffhangs, present participle cliffhanging, simple past and past participle cliffhung)

  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...2009 February 1, Clare Clark, “An Appetite for Venice”, in New York Times

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What is cliffhangs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cliffhangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cliffhang.

Words near cliffhangs in the dictionary

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

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