crystal gazing
noun
the practice of staring into a crystal ball, as by a fortuneteller, to see distant happenings, future events, etc.
crystal gazer
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a word derived from
crystal gazing.
Example Sentences
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But I'm a terrible crystal gazer and I've been in this for long enough to know that anything can happen.
From BBC ● May 9, 2022
One factor was political; general elections were near and it took no crystal gazer to detect what the people wanted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lallemant is a crystal gazer who, since she successfully predicted the future of Gaston Doumergue, President of France, has enjoyed boundless popularity.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a shadowy room hung with Oriental curtains, the shrewd crystal gazer informed her that all would soon be well.
From Sacrifice by Stephen French Whitman
“But—do you think it's very wrong of me to pretend to be a crystal gazer when really I can’t see a thing in it to save my life?”
From Girl Alone by Anne Austin
