Collocations for fumes - noun
ADJECTIVE
acrid,
noxious,
poisonous,
toxic
diesel, exhaust, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), traffic
paint
carbon monoxide, etc.
diesel, exhaust, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), traffic
paint
carbon monoxide, etc.
VERB + fumes
emit,
give off,
produce
The fire gave off choking fumes.
an industrial process which produces toxic fumes
The fire gave off choking fumes.
an industrial process which produces toxic fumes
breathe,
breathe in,
inhale
smell
smell
fumes + VERB
kill sb,
overcome sb
A firefighter was overcome by fumes at a blaze in a plastics factory.
A firefighter was overcome by fumes at a blaze in a plastics factory.
escape
Sometimes exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle.
Sometimes exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle.