Meaning

1 senses
  1. Inducing suspense.

    The television movie was so suspenseful that I leaped in the air and screamed when the doorbell rang.

    spannend

    напряжённыйnaprjažónnyj, в напряжённом ожида́нииv naprjažónnom ožidánii

    (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense

Examples

3 sentences
  1. This is a very suspenseful story.

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  2. Gustavo was captivated by the suspenseful movie.

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  3. William found chapter five to be the most suspenseful part of the novel.

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Translations

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Origin

From suspense + -ful.

From suspense + -ful.

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Forms

more suspenseful, most suspenseful
Comparativemore suspenseful Lesson
Superlativemost suspenseful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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