sounded off

verb

past tense of sound off
1
as in piped up
to voice one's opinions freely with force she never missed a chance to sound off about the latest "stupid" political decisions

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2
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance the guard captain commanded each sentry to sound off

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Recent Examples of sounded off During a virtual listening session hosted last week by the inspector general’s office, dozens of people sounded off on the department’s use of Flock cameras. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Other members of the cast have sounded off about Sheridan’s writing for the series in recent weeks. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 During the Central Florida Media Day for Orange and Osceola counties on Saturday at 407 Sports in Ocoee, several veteran coaches sounded off on the subject. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 From new faces, such as Florida’s Jon Sumrall and Arkansas’ Ryan Silverfield, to old foes, such as Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, SEC coaches sounded off on the Bulldogs. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 The first thing the mayor sounded off was on some of Wemby's clothing choices. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Speaking of his fans, people sounded off in the comments on YouTube. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 On Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sounded off on China and Pakistan, which is trying to broker a peace deal in the Iran war. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 In the days since White House press assistant Margo Martin shared the video on X, a vocal contingent of barbecue fans has sounded off online, expressing frustration with the brothers over the friendly exchange. — Matthew Kelly may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounded off
  1. piped up
  2. shouted
  3. spoke out
  4. yelled
  5. cried
  6. called
  7. spoke up
  8. talked up
Verb
  • Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of piped up
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  • Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jarren Duran shouted at Willson Contreras at the end of an inning for no good reason.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Leaders of the Christian faith spoke out about dispelling Lang's claims.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Not that the impact on younger generations was going uncovered — certainly parents, educators and officials spoke out.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • In April, Bloomberg reported on troubles at Cooper’s company, spurred in part by juggling too many business ventures, including executive turnover, shows that failed to become major hits and staff issues with Kaplan, who often yelled at employees.
    — Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses said the suspect yelled racial slurs at the victim, officials said.
    — Jessica Baltaxe, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelled
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  • Mexico women cried with joy after a 20-19 win over Great Britain — which rallied from 20-6 down — for the women’s bronze and an Olympic spot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken cried while tributing songwriting partner Howard Ashman on stage at D23’s Beauty and the Beast reunion.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Initially called a foul ball, replay review showed that the ball scraped the outside of the foul pole.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • According to Dogen, the confusion ended only after one of his children spoke up.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • History is full of examples of officers who also spoke up about the ethics and strategic implications of the president’s choices.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of talked up

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