climbing the walls

: to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : rise, ascend

: to increase gradually

: to slope upward

: a place where climbing is necessary to progress

: the act or an instance of climbing : rise, ascent

: a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense

: a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate

: a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)

: to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall

: to separate by or as if by a wall

: immure

: to roll in a dramatic manner

: to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner