crystal-gazing

noun

The action or practice of gazing into a crystal ball in the hope or belief of seeing the future.

“The government's financial forecasts are just crystal-gazing.”

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Meanings

nouncrystal-gazing (countable and uncountable, plural crystal-gazings)

plural crystal-gazings

  1. countableuncountableThe action or practice of gazing into a crystal ball in the hope or belief of seeing the future.
  2. countablefigurativelyuncountableThe making of predictions about the future, especially when these are seen as very speculative.

    The government's financial forecasts are just crystal-gazing.

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APA

crystal-gazing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystal-gazing

MLA

“crystal-gazing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystal-gazing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crystal-gazing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crystal-gazing.

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