It is sometimes useful to use -print explicitly when you are performing another action so the filename is displayed as that action is performed.
find . -print -delete
would be similar to
rm -rfv *
where -print corresponds to -v. If you don't include -print then the filenames aren't displayed.
In order to make the rm command even more similar, by the way, issue this Bash command first
shopt -s dotglob
which will make the * match dot (hidden) files.