sound off
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To talk loudly and strongly about your opinions, especially when you're annoyed or want people to hear you.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To voice your opinions loudly and forcefully, often at length and sometimes irritatingly.
"My uncle is always sounding off about the government at family dinners."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 neutral
In military contexts, to count off or announce yourself loudly in sequence.
"The sergeant ordered the recruits to sound off with their names and numbers."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Often implies that the speaker is being self-important, aggressive, or tedious, though it can also be neutral. Common in American English. Can be followed by 'about' ('sounding off about politics').
Commonly used with
about politics opinions complaints online publicly
Forms
Base
sound off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sounds off
he/she/it
Past simple
sounded off
yesterday
Past participle
sounded off
have + pp
-ing form
sounding off
continuous
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