Meanings

1. adverb, adverb (to)with a rustling sound
2. adverb, adverb (to)rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; purling
3. adverb, adverb (to)slurping down (ochazuke)
4. adverb, adverb (to)quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease; smoothly; fluently
5. adjectival noun, adverb, adverb (to), suru verbsmooth and dry (hair, sand, etc.); silky; powdery (e.g. snow); free-flowing (e.g. blood)

Examples

• 木の葉のサラサラという音が聞こえた。

  I heard the leaves rustling.

• 小川がさらさらと流れる音が聞こえる。

  We can hear a brook murmuring.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).