fortunetelling

American  

[fawr-chuhn-tel-ing] / ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ɪŋ /

Or fortune-telling

noun

1. the act or practice of predicting the future.

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adjective

1. engaged in or used for fortunetelling.

Etymology

Origin of fortunetelling

First recorded in 1550–60; fortune + tell ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Then one day a fortunetelling machine called the Morpho appears in the general store, promising to reveal one’s true potential.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

A married fortunetelling couple is haunted by a demon after a suspicious customer enters their store.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

There’s some irony in the fact that the founders of a Seattle fortunetelling startup were entirely unaware of their own looming legal misfortunes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

I’m not trying to shame anyone for being bad at fortunetelling.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

He had not expected fortunetelling to be so vague.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern