This is the 14003rd most frequent Russian word.
объясняя
Explaining.
The word 'объясняя' is used to indicate the action of 'explaining' that is ongoing or taking place simultaneously with another action (such as 'giving examples').
Объясняя правило грамматики, учитель привёл много примеров.
Explaining the grammar rule, the teacher gave many examples.
Here, 'объясняя' portrays the act of 'explaining' happening concurrently with her action of 'getting distracted'.
Она постоянно отвлекается, объясняя материал ученикам.
She constantly gets distracted while explaining the material to the students.
The term 'объясняя' is used to express the action of 'explaining' as it accompanies the act of 'using simple words' in a parallel manner.