dabble vs souse

dabble is not a noun while souse is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dabble	No	No	Yes	No
souse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, souse is a hypernym of dabble; that is, souse is a word with a broader meaning than dabble:

Other hypernyms of dabble include dip, douse, dunk, plunge.

dabble (noun)	souse (noun)
	the act of making something completely wet
	pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

dabble (verb)	souse (verb)
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid	cook in a marinade
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
play in or as if in water, as of small children	become drunk or drink excessively
work with in an amateurish manner	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate