suspense

[US]/səˈspens/
[UK]/səˈspens/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Phrases & Collocations

nail-biting suspense

suspenseful atmosphere

Example Sentences

the suspense will be killing.

The suspense was unbearable.

the suspense is killing me.

introduce suspense into a novel;

come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!.

suspense that tickles the reader's curiosity.

suspense building from the opening scene to the climax.

we waited in suspense for him to turn the cards over.

Inside Nancy Barile's high school classroom in Revere, Massachusetts, students focus intently on writing their own suspense stories.

SKYJACK. KIDNAP. A time-bomb of suspense has started ticking. Two nations are being held for ransom and... Sean Connery is the agent who takes on The Terrorists

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