fuddle vs souse

fuddle and souse both are nouns.

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

As verbs, souse is a hyponym of fuddle; that is, souse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fuddle:

Other hyponyms of fuddle include tank, port, claret, bar hop, pub-crawl, bib, tipple, hit it up, inebriate, soak, wine, carry, hold.

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

fuddle (verb)	souse (verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	cook in a marinade
consume alcohol	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
make stupid with alcohol	become drunk or drink excessively
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate