Cliffhanger Definition

klĭfhăngər
cliffhangers
noun
An early type of serialized film in which each episode ended with a suspenseful climax, as the hero hanging from a cliff.
Webster's New World
A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
American Heritage
Any highly suspenseful story, situation, etc.
Webster's New World
A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
American Heritage

(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.

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Noun

Singular:
cliffhanger
Plural:
cliffhangers

Origin of Cliffhanger

  • From cliff +‎ hanger, evoking the image of someone left hanging from a cliff, thereby having an uncertain fate.

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Cliffhanger Sentence Examples

  • It was a first truly successful primetime, use of a cliffhanger to keep fans talking all summer.

  • The final episode was a cliffhanger, which hinted at the possibility that Shannon might be pregnant again.

  • It doesn't have an ending, it has a cliffhanger.

  • And of course cliffhanger endings at the end of episodes - So what are those brackets for?

  • The second was a real cliffhanger with Lewis taking the game 16-14, from a 10-8 deficit.

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