No. 2,042 in Turkish
vurarak
"Vurarak" means "by hitting" or "by striking."
In a sentence
Adam kapıya vurarak içeri girdi.
The man entered by knocking on the door.
Here, 'vurarak' is used to describe the manner of entering, indicating the action of knocking ('vurmak' means 'to knock') was performed as he entered.
Tablo yere düşerek vurarak kırıldı.
The painting fell to the ground and was broken by hitting.
In this sentence, 'vurarak' denotes the action of hitting (from 'vurmak') the floor, which caused the painting to break as a result.
Futbolcu topa sertçe vurarak gol attı.
The footballer scored a goal by strongly hitting the ball.
Here, 'vurarak' is used to describe the method of scoring the goal, which was by hitting ('vurmak') the ball strongly.
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