This is the 9809th most frequent French word.
expliquant
"Expliquant" means "explaining."
'Expliquant' is used as a present participle, describing the person and his action of explaining concurrently as part of a narrative.
Il était là, expliquant doucement les règles à ses élèves.
He was there, gently explaining the rules to his students.
Here, 'expliquant' is a participle used to add details about the subject's occasional actions of explaining during the event described.
Elle suivait l'exposé en silence, expliquant parfois des points aux autres.
She followed the presentation in silence, sometimes explaining points to others.
The present participle 'expliquant' here explains the purpose or action related to the article, connecting the writing action to its explanatory content.