scream loudest

English

Alternative forms

• scream the loudest

Pronunciation

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Verb

scream loudest (third-person singular simple present screams loudest, present participle screaming loudest, simple past and past participle screamed loudest)

1. (idiomatic) To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.

   Her sister always got the nicest things because she screamed loudest.

See also

• the squeaky wheel gets the grease