sounding off
Voicing one's views
Sounding off is speaking one's opinions loudly and forcefully, often without being asked and sometimes to the point of being obnoxious about it.
He's always sounding off about politics at family dinners.
The phrase comes from military usage, where soldiers sound off by shouting responses during roll call or cadence.
Someone who sounds off may be venting frustration, asserting themselves, or simply enjoying the sound of their own voice.
- opiningExpressing a judgment
- blaringHarshly loud
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- bugle callsHorn-blown military announcements
speaking out · ranting and raving · ranting · letting loose · blowing off steam · complaining · criticizing · voicing · having a say · asserting · debating · arguing · confronting · soapboxing · proclaiming · telling it like it is · broadcasting · announcing
sounding offstaying quiet
Remaining without sound
saying nothing · keeping mum · biting one's tongue · clamming up · keeping one's mouth shut
sounding offdeferring
Postponing or yielding respectfully
yielding · acquiescing · going along · backing down · standing down
sounding offkeeping one's cool
Staying composed when provoked
holding back · keeping it in · biting back · sitting on it · letting it go
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