souse vs fuddle

souse and fuddle both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of souse include booze, drink, hit the bottle.

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

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