sound off

verb

sounded off; sounding off; sounds off

intransitive verb

1

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

2

: to count cadence while marching

3

a

: to speak up in a loud voice

b

: to voice one's opinions freely and vigorously

Synonyms of sound off

• speak out
• shout
• cry
• pipe up
• speak up
• yell
• talk up
• shoot
• speak one's mind
• spout (off)
• call

Examples of sound off in a Sentence

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

the guard captain commanded each sentry to sound off

Recent Examples on the Web

Here Merry sounds off on all these topics and more. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025

After that Suns’ loss, LaVine sounded off when asked about the moment between him and Carter following the loss. —Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Terence Crawford sounded off on the World Boxing Council (WBC) after the organization stripped his undisputed super-middleweight world title over his failure to pay sanctioning fees for his last two fights. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Then children came home spouting phrases that sounded off, even foreign. —Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sound off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

sound off

verb

1

: to count while marching

2

: to voice one's opinions freely with force