Collocations for fumes - noun
ADJ.
acrid, choking, dangerous, noxious, poisonous, toxic | diesel, exhaust, petrol, traffic | cooking | petrol, solvent | carbon monoxide, sulphurous, etc.
QUANT.
cloud
Clouds of toxic fumes escaped from the chemical plant.
Clouds of toxic fumes escaped from the chemical plant.
VERB + FUMES
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 (in), inhale
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.