1A speckled or salt-and-pepper pattern with white flecks; used for fabrics, hair, etc.
彼のセーターは霜降り模様で落ち着いた色合いだ。
His sweater has a salt-and-pepper pattern and a subdued color tone.
霜降りの生地は風合いが柔らかい。
Speckled fabric has a soft texture.
犬の毛並みが霜降りになってきた。
The dog's coat has started to look salt-and-pepper.
2Marbling in beef (fine dispersion of fat within the muscle), often called 'shimofuri beef'.
霜降りのステーキは口の中でとろけるようだ。
A marbled steak almost melts in the mouth.
いい霜降りの肉は値段が高いが質が良い。
Good marbled meat is expensive but of high quality.
店員が霜降りの部位をおすすめしてくれた。
The clerk recommended a marbled cut.
3An abbreviation referring to blanching certain fish, chicken, or shellfish by briefly immersing in boiling water and then cooling in ice water.
刺身用の魚を霜降りにしてから盛り付けた。
I blanched the sashimi fish and then plated it.
鶏肉を霜降りにすると食感がよくなる。
Blanching chicken improves its texture.
4The original meaning: the formation of frost (frost deposition on ground or objects).
今朝は冷え込んで庭に霜降りが見られた。
It was cold this morning and there was frost in the garden.
山の上は夜中に霜降りがあったようだ。
It seems there was frost on the mountain during the night.