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sound off

verb

Definition of sound off

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  to play three chords before and after marching up and down a line of troops during a ceremonial parade or formal guard mount

  3. 2 :  to count cadence while marching

  4. 3a :  to speak up in a loud voiceb :  to voice one's opinions freely and vigorously

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Examples of sound off in a Sentence

  1. she never missed a chance to sound off about the latest “stupid” political decisions

  2. the guard captain commanded each sentry to sound off

First Known Use of sound off

1909

sound off Synonyms

Synonyms
pipe up, shoot, speak up, speak out, spout (off), talk up
Related Words
bawl, bay, bellow, call, cry, holler, roar, shout, sing (out), thunder, vociferate, yell; articulate, enounce, enunciate
Near Antonyms
belt up [British], clam up, dummy up, hush, shut up, suppress; quiet

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