This is the 6150th most frequent Turkish word.
yıkıyor
"Yıkıyor" means "is demolishing" or "is washing," depending on context.
Here, 'yıkıyor' is used in the context of cleaning an automobile.
Ali arabasını yıkıyor.
Ali is washing his car.
In this sentence, 'yıkıyor' conveys the act of causing destruction to structures due to wind.
Rüzgar eski binaları yıkıyor.
The wind is demolishing old buildings.
Here, 'yıkıyor' is metaphorically used to describe breaking objects as in 'causing them to fall apart.'