fortunetelling
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fortunetelling
Example Sentences
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A few miles away, throngs of young people lining the streets of the old town peddled cheap fortunetelling, as pulsing music poured out of nearby bars.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
A married fortunetelling couple is haunted by a demon after a suspicious customer enters their store.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023
I’m not trying to shame anyone for being bad at fortunetelling.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023
“The dancing girls, the colorful dresses, the fortunetelling and the fortuneteller, it’s proof of who we are.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
He had not expected fortunetelling to be so vague.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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