Feel and Rub

Feel

Feel verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

Usage example: feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is

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Rub and feel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rub" instead the word "Feel" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: feeling, feelingly

Rub verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.

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Feel and rub are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feel" instead the word "Rub" as a verb or a noun.

complete	complete feel	complete rub
personal	personal feel	personal rub

Also, Frollo warns Quasimodo that people will be cruel to him if he goes out of Notre Dame, and boy, is he right, though he did nothing but rub in the fact to make it feel worse for him.

Source: Disney / The Hunchback of Notre Dame
So, you've got your enemy on the ropes (literally or figuratively) and you feel the need to really rub it in that you've won.

Source: Take-That Kiss
The Bully: As someone who enjoys putting people down for not living up to his standards and rub it in their faces to make them feel like idiots, Ted/Vulcan is this.

Source: Fanfic / The Rise of Darth Vulcan

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