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Collocations for fumes - noun

ADJECTIVE

acrid, noxious, poisonous, toxic
diesel, exhaust, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), traffic
paint
carbon monoxide, etc.

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… OF FUMES

cloud
Clouds of toxic fumes escaped from the chemical plant.

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VERB + fumes

emit, give off, produce
The fire gave off choking fumes.
an industrial process which produces toxic fumes
breathe, breathe in, inhale
smell

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fumes + VERB

kill sb, overcome sb
A firefighter was overcome by fumes at a blaze in a plastics factory.
escape
Sometimes exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle.

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