This is the 5407th most frequent Korean word.
때리고
"때리고" means "hitting" or "beating."
때리고 is used to denote the act of hitting someone as a playful action in this context.
그는 장난으로 친구를 때리고 웃었어요.
He hit his friend playfully and laughed.
때리고 here describes the action of striking the ball.
아이들이 공을 때리고 멀리 날아갔어요.
The children hit the ball and it flew far away.
때리고 in this sentence indicates the physical act of hitting a person during a serious incident.