sound off vs whine

sound off

verb
  • To hold forth about something in an opinionated manner. 

  • Command instructing a person to confirm that they are present or that some other objective has been met. 

  • Command instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something. 

whine

verb
  • To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine. 

  • To move with a whining sound. 

  • To make a sound resembling such a cry. 

  • To utter a high-pitched cry. 

  • To utter with the sound of a whine. 

noun
  • A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound. 

  • A complaint or criticism. 

How often have the words sound off and whine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )