sense
noun
any of the faculties, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.
are sensing
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present progressiveof sense.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“They are sensing our anxiety, they are looking at our behaviors,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
Nerves are the parts of our bodies that send information about what we are sensing to our brains.
From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 22, 2024
The team is also interested in studying the remaining orphan neurons in the lungs and airways to understand what they are sensing and whether they are involved in other undiscovered respiratory reflexes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
It isn’t just watchdog groups that are sensing some possible impropriety.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2019
If they haven't been after you, you are sensing a presage of evil.
From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath
