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crystal gazer

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crystal gazing

–noun
1. the practice of staring into a crystal ball, as by a fortuneteller, to see distant happenings, future events, etc.
2. speculation about the future.

Origin:
1885–90


crystal gazer, noun
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crystal gaz·ing   (gā'zĭng)
n.  
  1. Divination by gazing into a crystal ball.

  2. The making of determinations or predictions using questionable or unscientific means.

crystal gazer n.
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