This is the 5832nd most frequent Turkish word.
söndürülürken
"While being extinguished."
The word "söndürülürken" is used as a gerund, indicating the ongoing action of extinguishing, coinciding with another action.
Yangın, dikkatlice söndürülürken itfaiyeciler yoruldu.
The firefighters got tired while the fire was being extinguished carefully.
Here, "söndürülürken" describes the process during which the candle was being extinguished, showing the simultaneity of actions.
Mum, söndürülürken masaya biraz damla döktü.
The candle dripped a little wax onto the table while it was being extinguished.
In this sentence, "söndürülürken" portrays the simultaneity of the extinguishing action and the room filling with smoke.