накали́ться накалиться

Meanings

1. to become tense, to become heated, to escalate
2. to heat up, to become red-hot, to become incandescent

Examples

• Обстано́вка мо́жет накали́ться.
  The atmosphere can become rather strained.
• Ситуация накалилась до предела.
  The situation became extremely tense.
• Железная заготовка быстро накалилась в печи.
  The iron blank quickly became red-hot in the furnace.