feel (something) with (something)

feel (something) with (something)

To touch something with one's hands or fingers. I feel something scratchy with my fingers—I must have gotten some hay stuck in my shoe. Luckily, I found the light switch with my hands after only fumbling in the dark for a short while. A: "There's definitely something hard in my hair—I could feel it with my fingers!" B: "You're right, it's a ladybug."

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feel something with something

to touch and explore something with something. I felt the soft little creature with my hand. Don't feel that thing with your bare hands.

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