becoming aware of something via the senses
"The dog was sensing the owner's approach by hearing their footsteps and smelling the rain on their coat."
The act of sensation.
"The sudden warmth on her skin was a clear sensing of the sun's rays after being in the dark room all night."
present participle of sense
"The dog sat quietly, sensing that his owner was returning home soon."
In plain English: Sensing means noticing something with your body, usually through touch, smell, hearing, sight, or taste without looking directly at it.
"The dog started barking because he was sensing danger approaching from down the street."
Sensing is an altered form of saintsing that emerged as a playful variation to describe the act of detecting or noticing something. The word traveled into common usage by adapting the structure of existing slang terms like "ghosting" and "catfishing."