By ones and twos; here and there or one after another in small numbers.
客がほろほろと会場に集まり始めた。
Guests began to trickle into the venue one by one.
夜になって虫がほろほろ飛び出した。
As night fell, insects started fluttering out here and there.
雪がほろほろと舞っている。
Snow is fluttering down gently in small amounts.
Tears or flower petals falling quietly and gently.
桜の花びらがほろほろと散っていく。
Cherry blossoms scatter down softly.
彼女は物語の終わりでほろほろと涙をこぼした。
She quietly shed tears at the end of the story.
古い本のページがほろほろと崩れる。
The pages of the old book crumble apart softly.
A gurgling or tinkling bird sound; an onomatopoeic rendering of small bird calls.
朝、庭で小鳥がほろほろと鳴いていた。
In the morning, little birds were chirping softly in the garden.
Crumbling or falling apart easily; disintegrating or melting (often used for food that falls apart or melts in the mouth).
煮込んだ肉がほろほろと崩れて箸でつかめない。
The stewed meat falls apart so easily it won't hold on chopsticks.
このクッキーはほろほろして口の中で溶ける。
These cookies crumble and melt in your mouth.
A regional dish made from fiveleaf aralia shoots, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc. (a local/specialty food name).
田舎の旅館でほろほろという郷土料理を出してくれた。
The country inn served a local dish called 'horohoro'.