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suspense
What does suspense mean?
suspense (noun): excited anticipation of an approaching climax.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use suspense in a sentence?
- The play kept the audience in suspense. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce suspense?
/səˈspɛns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does suspense come from?
From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “suspense” mean?
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
Not quite: that's what shower means.
a fully developed person from maturity onward
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excited anticipation of an approaching climax
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the day immediately before today; one day ago
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