1. to move or shuffle along in a creeping or crawling manner; to wriggle or squirm
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect; informal
2. to shake or tremble; to shudder
Usage: chiefly Scottish dialect; archaic

Examples

• The child hirsles across the floor on his belly.
• She hirsles uncomfortably in her seat during the long meeting.
• The snake hirsles through the grass.
• He hirsles with cold as the wind picks up.
• The worm hirsles through the soil.