sensing vs tasting

sensing and tasting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensing	Yes	No	No	No
tasting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tasting is a hyponym of sensing; that is, tasting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensing:

sensing: becoming aware of something via the senses
tasting: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

Other hyponyms of sensing include look, looking, looking at, hearing, listening, lipreading, taste, smell, smelling.

sensing (noun)	tasting (noun)
becoming aware of something via the senses	a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists	taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
	a small amount (especially of food or wine)