What do you call the sound produced when baying?

Hounds tend to "bay" rather than "bark". When a dog barks, you can say "he let out a loud bark". In a similar construction emphasizing the hound-ness of the creature, can you say "he emitted a loud bay that echoed through the chamber"? Or would it be a bark regardless?

Solution 1:

According to dictionary.com, bay can be used as a noun:

a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.

So in that case, you could say "he let out a loud bay" but that would not be my first choice, as it sounds kind of awkward.

I would probably not use the intransitive form, and just go with a direct verb:

He bayed loudly, and it echoed through the chamber.

Possibly also consider howl as an alternative:

He let out a loud howl that echoed through the chamber.

Solution 2:

Bay can be used as a noun to refer to the sound made by dogs.

Solution 3:

A bay (noun) can be the baying of dogs (definition 5).