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cliffhanging

Meaning of "cliffhanging" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CLIFFHANGING

ˈklɪfˌhæŋɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLIFFHANGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cliffhanging is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLIFFHANGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cliffhanging in the English dictionary

The definition of cliffhanging in the dictionary is anxiety-inducing; suspenseful.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLIFFHANGING

banging · belonging · clinging · crapehanging · crepehanging · gang-banging · hanging · longing · mudslinging · overhanging · paperhanging · pinging · ringing · singing · springing · stinging · strap-hanging · swinging · thronging · upbringing

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLIFFHANGING

clientele · clientless · clientship · Clifden nonpareil · cliff · cliff face · cliff swallow · cliff-dweller · cliffhang · cliffhanger · clifflike · clifftop · cliffy · clifty · climacteric · climacterical · climacterically · climactic · climactical · climactically

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLIFFHANGING

avenging · bell-ringing · blinging · challenging · changing · close-harmony singing · community singing · cringing · flanging · flower arranging · folk singing · game-changing · hand-wringing · managing · minging · plunging · revenging · unchanging · wall hanging · wide-ranging · wringing

Synonyms and antonyms of cliffhanging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cliffhanging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLIFFHANGING

Find out the translation of cliffhanging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cliffhanging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cliffhanging» in English.
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cliffhanging
1,325 millions of speakers
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570 millions of speakers
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510 millions of speakers
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380 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
280 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
278 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
270 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
260 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
220 millions of speakers
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Cliffhanging
190 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
180 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
130 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
85 millions of speakers
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Cliffhanging
85 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
80 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
75 millions of speakers
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क्लिफहांगिंग
75 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
70 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
65 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
50 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
40 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
30 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
15 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
14 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
10 millions of speakers
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cliffhanging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cliffhanging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLIFFHANGING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cliffhanging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLIFFHANGING»

Discover the use of cliffhanging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cliffhanging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Fistful of Kung Fu – Hong Kong Movie Wargame Rules
Qteston 1 die: Qtest on 1 die to graba ledge: 1x Short Success: safe: Success: cliffhanging! Failure: Knocked Down: Failure: Knocked Down. Qteston 1 die: Qtest on 1 die to graba ledge: Pushed down 1x Medium Success: Knocked Out.
Andrea Sfiligoi, 2014
2
For Every Fear a Promise: A Plan to Prevail over Fear
T. CliffHanging. Courage. HERE WAS A MOVIEINwhichanactorfell overthe edge of a cliff and washangingbyonehandon to abranch of a small tree. The tree's roots were giving way, and it all seemed hopeless for him. No doubt, the whole ...
Dr. Brad Hicks, 2012
3
The Lizard Plan
Cliffhanging. “Geraldo, don't you think you should low the speed?” Blane shouted hysterically to one of his nephews who was twenty, dressed casually in a shirt and jeans. His white skin and black hair was disheveled, long and curly.
RJ Frometa
4
Jack Arute's Tales from Indy 500
CLIFFHANGING. Doug Didero, an outstanding supermodified driver, came up to try Indy in 2000. His practice times were fast enough to make the field, but he and his crew wanted more. They were not satisfied with just making it; they wanted ...
Jack Arute, 2006
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Librarianship--quo Vadis?: Opportunities and Dangers as We ...
Cliffhanging. Managers must be pragmatists even as they must also be idealists. Our profession cannot retain a foothold on the slippery slope of the new information world if our only strategy is an attempt to hang on to some part of our present ...
Herbert S. White, 2000
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Careers Education and Guidance: Developing Professional Practice
Cliffhanging. from. the. Chalkface. With the help of Mike Walton, Head of the Social Education Department at Chaucer Technology School, Canterbury, I took a mixed-ability year 10 class through the following classroom discussion and ...
(Principal Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary INSET, Canterbury Christ Church College, Canterbury), Edwards, A., Frost, David, 2014
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Billboard
Kidstuff. Sans. Cliffhanging. Brings. Third-Top. WGN. Mail;. Colleen. Moore. Sells. Safety. Educators Assist "Safety Legion Time" RADIO FCC FREE-FOR-ALL CONTINUES Nets' Publicity □ Promotional NEW YORK, ...
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Good Faith Hunting: How Baby Boomers Help Recapture a ...
Hobart. Each of us has our own journey to follow, andone person's journey is not identicaltoanyone else's journey. Sometimes we encounter journeys that on the surface seemtobe staid, butdeeper analysis shows theyhave similar cliffhanging  ...
Henry Stewart
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Revelation
However, all the available evidence supports the thesis that cliffhanging instalment breaks are an intended universal of the genre. The nineteenth-century revival of serial narrative was led by Charles Dickens with The Pickwick Papers.
Rev A J P Garrow, A.J.P. Garrow, 2012
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Sausage Factory: The College Crier's Infamous Interviews of ...
You're cliffhanging at the same time that reader is cliffhanging. WG: Yeah, yeah I guess I am. And if I'm not it just sort of dies for me. And sometimes I catch myself writing the novel and when I do that, I have to destroy all of that material.
T. Virgil Parker, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLIFFHANGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cliffhanging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Couple's frightening cliffhanging photos will make your heart stop
Leonardo Pereira said he admits to being afraid the first time he ever allowed himself to dangle from the almost 3,000-foot cliff of Pedra da ... «newsnet5.com, Jul 15»
2
Terminator Genisys does not compute
... much sense of clarity and timing (the cliffhanging on the Golden Gate, which is perhaps the film's most ambitious, pales in comparison to, say, ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
3
June Soundtrack Picks
... period adventure in “Robot of Sherwood,” or bring on clanging, cliffhanging percussion and noir jazz for the “Mummy on the Orient Express. «Film Music, Jun 15»
4
Northants Steelbacks 193-8 beat Worcestershire Rapids 191-6 by 2 …
... NatWest T20 Blast campaign in bringing down north group leaders Worcestershire Rapids by two runs in a cliffhanging finish at New Road. «Northampton Herald and Post, Jun 15»
5
Amazon.com, Inc. Now Pays Authors By The Pages Viewers Read
This means that it is not necessary that longer written books make more money; instead, the small spicy cliffhanging-type books will probably ... «Bidness ETC, Jun 15»
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'Orphan Black' Season 4 teases about the killer, the death and the …
I mean, that is, I think a really wonderful little mystery to leave cliffhanging at the end of Season 3. Who was responsible for that? Because there ... «Zap2it.com, Jun 15»
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When marriage talk ruins a relationship
Excitement. Doubt. What happens if one person wants to get married and the other does not? Cliffhanging episodes laced with ultimatums. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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"Captain America: Civil War" Cast Update: Mark Ruffalo Teases Hulk …
With the cliffhanging conclusion of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" which featured Hulk's departure from the squad, there is no specifics when the ... «Venture Capital Post, Jun 15»
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Jurassic World is satisfying long awaited ever have for 14 years
... Godzilla, Pacific Rim, and other leaving cliffhanging or feel like will be sequel type of feeling. It will make you think every details of the story. «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
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Revisiting a 'slippery slope'
In his May 11 column headlined, “From Slippery Slope to Cliffhanging,” Stephen Rowland perpetrates the same logical fallacy that is outlined in ... «Columbia Daily Herald, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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