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

• pipe up
• shoot
• speak out
• speak up
• spout (off)
• talk up

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

Part of taking care of your job on the field is making sure things are sound off of it. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025

The crowd of fans who had just attended Kebbel's meet-and-greet event sounded off with a chorus of lovestruck oohs and ahs, and of course some hearty applause. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Fans sound off on Kendrick Lamar bringing Drake's exes SZA, Serena Williams to Super Bowl Several fans online applauded Lamar's bold move to feature Williams and SZA in his halftime show performance. —Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025

The Reddit community sounded off about her quandary. —Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 26 Jan. 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