- present participle of sense.
sensing
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The team also plans to investigate whether onboard sensing could help groups of the robots avoid crashing into one another and coordinate their movements while navigating.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
There are no lyrics to bungle or judgments about pitch, just the sensation of instantly getting on the same page with dozens of strangers and sensing the powerful community in that moment.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Talk of “plant sentience,” he argues, confounds sensing with sentience, which is generally taken to be synonymous with consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
About 15 minutes later, after sensing that it is running low on spray – water for today's purposes – the aircraft lands itself for a manual refill and demonstration battery swap.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The audience of witches was listening intently, sensing that something dramatic was about to happen.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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