4
abrasion(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
3
palpate(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
3
attrition(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
3
beating(noun, kneading, reflexology)
3
brush(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
3
butter up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise, yield)
3
cajole(verb, praise, yield, influence, trick)
3
ease(touch, physical)
3
fawn(verb, praise, charm, informal, persuade)
3
graze(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
3
inveigle(verb, praise, trick, charm, persuade)
3
maneuver(verb, work, touch, influence, trick)
3
massaging
3
neck(verb, touch, physical, stroke, embrace)
3
nuzzle(verb, touch, physical, stroke, embrace)
3
scrub(noun, verb, change, touch, correct)
3
smooth(verb, meet, touch, hit, strike)
3
soften(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
2
fiddle(verb, fix, falsify, manipulate)
2
fondle(noun, verb, meet, touch, hit)
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