ὑλακτέω

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], used only in pres. and impf., exc. that Luc.Nec.10 has aor. ὑλάκτησα: (ὑλάω):—

   A bark, bay, howl, of dogs, ἱστάμενοι δὲ μάλ' ἐγγὺς ὑλάκτεον Il.18.586; ἀγαθός γ' ὑλακτεῖν Ar.V.904; ὑ. περιτρέχων Eup.207 (of a man compared to a dog); of hounds, give tongue, ὑ. περὶ τὰ ἴχνη X.Cyn.3.5, cf. 9.2.    2 metaph., κραδίη δέ οἱ ἔνδον ὑλάκτει howled for rage, Od.20.13; of a hungry stomach, yelp for food, νηδὺς ὑλακτοῦσα AP6.89 (Maec.).    b c. acc. cogn., τοιαῦθ' ὑλακτεῖ S.El.299; ἄμουσ' ὑλακτῶν howling his uncouth songs, E.Alc.760.    II trans., bark at, τινα Ar.V.1402, Isoc.1.29, Theoc.6.29: metaph., bark or snarl at, Plb.16.24.6; hence Vespasian called the Cynic Demetrius κύνα ὑλακτοῦντα, D.C.66.13.