crystal-gazing

English

Noun

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

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

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

See also

• crystal-gazer