cliff-hanging

Or cliff·hang·ing

[klif-hang-ing]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger.

   a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cliff-hanging¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

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