Feel
Feel noun - An indefinite physical response to a stimulus.
Perceiving and feel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perceiving" instead a noun "Feel".
Perceiving
Feel and perceiving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feel" instead the word "Perceiving" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Notably, Tintin himself had no idea the serum had been substituted at the time, only perceiving that he didn't feel any different, which makes his loony routine a gesture of supreme quick thinking.
Source: Recap / Tintin The Blue Lotus - While they are incapable of perceiving things which require actual human perception (such as identifying optical illusions), they appear to feel emotions and act quite a lot like human religious fanatics.
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