1. periods of time, especially short intervals
Usage: archaic; dialectal
2. sudden sharp pains or pangs
Usage: archaic; dialectal

1. causes sharp pain or anguish
Usage: archaic; dialectal

Examples

• The old clock marked the stounds of the passing hours.
• He felt stounds of regret about his decision.
• The wound stounds whenever I move my arm.
• She experienced stounds of homesickness during her travels.
• The memory stounds him even now.
• Brief stounds of silence punctuated their conversation.