吼うたくMeanings1yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), intransitive verbto roar; to howlarchaicArchaic intransitive yodan verb; the modern equivalent is 吼える (ほえる). Found only in classical or pre-modern Japanese texts.See also: 吠える古こ典てんでは「虎とらがうたく」のように使つかわれた。In classical texts, it was used like 'the tiger roars'.