Definitions for cliffhangers

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cliffhangers cliff·hang·er

Spelling: [klif-hang-er]

IPA: /ˈklɪfˌhæŋ ər/

Cliffhangers is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 1527 anagrams from letters in cliffhangers (aceffghilnrs).

Definitions for cliffhangers

noun

1. a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
2. a single installment in such a serial.
3. a suspenseful movie, novel, etc.
4. the suspenseful ending itself.
5. a situation or contest of which the outcome is suspensefully uncertain up to the very last moment:

Origin of cliffhangers

An Americanism dating back to 1935-40

Examples for cliffhangers

I have just been to my fourth movie in a month that has ended on a cliffhanger, and I want my money back.

The cliffhanger on the first one was “somebody whacked the erasers.”

The best thing to happen to it was the aborting of the third season, which effectively ended the series in a cliffhanger.

And, maddeningly, “A” ended on a cliffhanger, just as a potentially explosive confrontation was about to go down.

Why not finish hard on a cliffhanger and the next one just jump straight back in?

I did it on two puzzles where the first one was a cliffhanger and the next week was the interrogation of the kids.