crackle

Entry Definition
(ice, rock) s/he, it is heard crumbling, crackling, etc. (but is not seen)
(milk, sausage, onion, sparkler) s/he sputters, crackles, sizzles, throws sparks
(firewood, cedar kindling, water spilled on hot stove) it sputters, crackles, sizzles, throws sparks; it scintillates