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climbs the walls

climbs the walls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of climb the walls.

Meaning of climb the walls

Verb

climb the walls (third-person singular simple present climbs the walls, present participle climbing the walls, simple past and past participle climbed the walls)

  1. (idiomatic) To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.
    • There are purists who climb the walls when German Conductor-Organist-Harpsichordist Karl Richter performs Bach. . . . To them, imagination—and Richter has plenty—is the ultimate transgression.1968 July 5, “Never Like Anyone Else”, in Time

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What is climbs the walls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Climbs the walls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of climb the walls.

Words near climbs the walls in the dictionary

  1. climbs
  2. climbs down
  3. climbs into
  4. climbs on the bandwagon
  5. climbs the ladder
  6. climbs the walls
  7. climbs up
  8. climbs up the ladder
  9. climby
  10. clime
  11. Climer

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