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Verb: sound off  sawnd óf
  1. Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
    - opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert
     
  2. (music) start playing
    "The musicians sounded off a tune";
    - strike up
     
  3. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    "My mother sounds off all day";
    - complain, kick [informal], plain [archaic], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan

Derived forms: sounding off, sounded off, sounds off

See also: sound

Type of: declare, play, pronounce