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sound off
Overview of verb sound-off
The verb sound off has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off -- (speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting")
2. sound off, strike up -- (start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune")
3. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")
Antonyms of verb sound-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sound-off
3 senses of sound off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
sound off, strike up
=> play
=> perform
=> re-create
=> make, create
Sense 3
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sound-off
2 of 3 senses of sound off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> editorialize, editorialise
Sense 3
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
=> nag, peck, hen-peck
=> backbite, bitch
=> whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
=> murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> grouch, grumble, scold
=> protest
=> repine
=> gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
=> rail, inveigh
=> deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> report
=> bleat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sound-off
3 senses of sound off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
Sense 2
sound off, strike up
=> play
Sense 3
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
'Cause To' of verb sound-off
Derived Forms of verb sound-off
Domain of verb sound-off
1 of 3 senses of sound off
Sense 2
sound off, strike up
TOPIC>(noun) music#1
TOPIC>(noun) music#4
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Domain Terms of verb sound-off
Familiarity of verb sound-off
sound off used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb sound-off
3 senses of sound off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
sound off, strike up
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sound-off
2 of 3 senses of sound off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Sense 2
sound off, strike up
> play
=> sound off, strike up
=> swing
=> symphonize, symphonise
=> play along, accompany, follow
=> bow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sound-off
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
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Sense 2
sound off, strike up
=> play
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Sense 3
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
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