| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Ei mutinaa minun kannellani! | I'll have no muttering on my deck. |
| Sekavaa mutinaa. | Incoherent muttering. |
| Sitten alkaa kuulua mutinaa ja kuiskailua, osoittelua, tuijotusta ja viittailua... Murina hukkui kuninkaan kauhean huudon alle. | Then a babble of muttering and whispering, pointing, glares, and indignation... growls drowned by the terrifying roar of the king. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | تمتم | Dutch | mompelen,mummelen, preutelen, prevaleren, prevelen |
| English | mutter | Estonian | põmisema |
| Finnish | mumista, mutista | French | bredouiller, marmonner |
| German | muffeln | Icelandic | tauta |
| Italian | borbottare, brontolare, mugugnare, parlottare | Japanese | 呟く |
| Lithuanian | murmėti, veblenti | Norwegian | mumle |
| Polish | mruknąć, odbąknąć, odburknąć, przebąkiwać, wybąkać, wybełkotać, wymruczeć, zamruczeć | Portuguese | resmungar |
| Russian | бормотать, бубнить, пробормотать, пробубнить, проворчать | Spanish | balbucear, barbotear, bisbisar |
| Vietnamese | lầm bầm, lẩm bẩm |