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sounded off

sounded off is the simple past and past participle of sound off.

Meaning of sound off

Verb

sound off (third-person singular simple present sounds off, present participle sounding off, simple past and past participle sounded off)

  1. (informal, transitive) To hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.
    • I'm sick of his sounding off about how he thinks this country should be run!
  2. Command instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something.
    • Hartman: […] Do you maggots understand that?
      Recruits: Sir, yes, sir!
      Hartman: Bullshit! I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair.
      Recruits: SIR, YES, SIR!1987, Stanley Kubrick, director, Full Metal Jacket
  3. Command instructing a person to confirm that they are present or that some other objective has been met.
    • Cyclops: […] X-men… Sound off …
      Man 1: Iceman, sounding off!Man 2: Fireman, sounding off!
      Man 3: Clothing-Man, sounding off!
      Man 4: Ability-to-Hop-Man, here!2004, Astonishing X-Men, number 5, Marvel Comics

Questions about sounded off

What is sounded off the simple past and past participle of?
Sounded off is the simple past and past participle of sound off.

Words near sounded off in the dictionary

  1. SoundCloud rap
  2. SoundClouded
  3. SoundClouding
  4. SoundClouds
  5. sounded
  6. sounded off
  7. sounded out
  8. sounded the alarm
  9. sounder
  10. sounders
  11. soundest

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