Grin and Slight

Grin

Grin verb - To express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward.

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Slight and grin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead a verb "Grin".

Nearby Word: grinned

Slight verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

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Grin and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grin" instead a verb "Slight".

small	small grin	small slight
huge	huge grin	huge slight

In the end of "Cracking Knuckles", there's Knuckles giving Sonic a slight grin after the fight with Eggman's machine, which pretty much shows he is beginning to have a little respect for Sonic.

Source: Heartwarming / Sonic X
However, despite that, he's The Ghost up until chapter 48, very rarely actually uses much magic and is much less of a ham than his canon counterpart, with a permanent slight Grin of Audacity on his face.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Fan Works

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