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crystal gazing

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noun

the practice of staring into a crystal ball, as by a fortuneteller, to see distant happenings, future events, etc.

speculation about the future.

Origin of crystal gazing

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM crystal gazing

crystal gazer, noun

Words nearby crystal gazing

crystal clear, be, crystal counter, crystal defect, crystal detector, crystal form, crystal gazing, crystal habit, crystal healing, crystal lake, crystal lattice, crystal meth

Example sentences from the Web for crystal gazing

In “crystal-gazing” anybody can make experiments for himself and among such friends as he thinks he can trust.

The Book of Dreams and Ghosts |Andrew Lang
Crystal-gazing seems to be the least dangerous and most simple of all methods of experimenting.

Real Ghost Stories |William T. Stead
What could smack more of magic and fraud than crystal-gazing?

The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society |Upton Sinclair
Crystal-gazing, for keeping children quiet,—nothing beats it!

Pirate Gold |Frederic Jesup Stimson

But, if it holds water, then we have discovered the origin of the world-wide practice of crystal-gazing.

Cock Lane and Common-Sense |Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for crystal gazing

crystal gazing

noun

the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc

the act of trying to predict something

Derived forms of crystal gazing

crystal gazer, noun