sound off
Voice your opinion
Sound off means to speak up loudly or forcefully, especially to express an opinion or complaint: He's always sounding off about politics on social media.
In military contexts, to sound off is to call out numbers or responses in sequence during roll call or cadence.
The phrase suggests volume and assertiveness—you don't sound off quietly.
Talk louder or opine
gripe · protest · rant · criticize · feedback · commentary · grievance · objection
Attendance-taking procedure
- formationCreation or arrangement
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- drillHole-boring device
- sergeantMid-level military rank
platoon · troops · battalion · company · regiment · march · command · barracks
speak up
Talk louder or opine
complain · gripe · protest · rant · criticize · feedback · commentary · grievance · objection · dissent
roll call
Attendance-taking procedure
sergeant · platoon · troops · battalion · company · regiment · march · command · barracks · inspection
tally
Recorded count
- enumerateList items individually
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- one-twoSequential striking pair
recite · call out · consecutive · in turn · down the line
- music expressionsmusic to my ears, in tune, out of tune, play it by ear, strike a chord
- phone settingsbrightness, silent, wallpaper, vibrate, dark mode
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
- speaking upspeak up, speak out, speak freely, voice, give voice
- drill commandsshoulder arms, fall in, port arms, order arms, forward
- Military CadencesJody, marching cadence, marching song, call and response, left right left
sound offstay quiet
Maintain silence
remain silent · keep mum · hold one's tongue · say nothing · shut up
sound offhold back
Prevent forward movement
keep to oneself · defer · bite one's lip · swallow one's words · self-censor
sound offat ease
Relaxed, not tense
fall silent · stand down · halt · rest · dismiss
sound, off, sounds, sounding, sounded, resound, resounding, unsound, sonic