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
“She took down with appendicitis in Sioux City and we ain’t had a crystal gazer since—one of the big hits of the show, too.”
From Girl Alone by Austin, Anne
All the authorities agree that the crystal gazer should sit with the light behind his back, and never in front of him.
From Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers by Atkinson, William Walker
