climbing the walls

A form of climb the walls — To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of climb the walls
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climbing the walls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20the%20walls

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“climbing the walls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20the%20walls. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climbing the walls,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20the%20walls.

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