Suspension Point (Noun)
Meaning
(usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Usages
Examples
- The teacher wrote on the board, I went to the store and bought some milk eggs and bread, leaving out some words and adding suspension points to indicate the missing words.
- Her sentence ended with suspension points, suggesting that the story was far from over and she wasn't ready to reveal the rest just yet.
- I could tell he was going to elaborate on his answer but for now it was just hanging in the air with a series of suspension points.
- The diary entry ended abruptly with suspension points, leaving the reader wondering what had happened next.
- She left her message with suspension points, inviting the recipient to fill in the blanks with their imagination.