peck vs sound off

sound off vs peck

peck is a noun but sound off is not a noun.

peck and sound off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No
sound off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sound off is a hypernym of peck; that is, sound off is a word with a broader meaning than peck:

peck: bother persistently with trivial complaints
sound off: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Other hypernyms of peck include complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch.

peck (noun)	sound off (noun)
a light kiss
bite by a bird
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

peck (verb)	sound off (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
eat by pecking at, like a bird	express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
eat like a bird	start playing
kiss lightly
hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between peck and sound off

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