Which preposition to use with mopping

of Occurrences 19%

The child hung on the slowly moving belt, inert, a tiny rag of life, with her mop of tangled yellow curls, her white, little face, its blue eyes closed.

at Occurrences 4%

Conspicuous among them was a large man with a fat, red neck which he was continually mopping at, and rubbing with a vivid bandanna handkerchief scarcely less red.

with Occurrences 3%

He was a short fat man, with an extremely red face and bulging eyes, which watered very much and apparently required to be constantly mopped with a handkerchief which he carried in his hand.

over Occurrences 2%

Somebody had run a mop over the polished floor, thus taking up most of the water.

in Occurrences 2%

" "Why, you are pretty good yourself, if it comes to that," returned Bellew, mopping in his turn.

with Occurrences 1%

And here, behind a tableful of papers, sat our steward, Simon Stout-in-faith, a most withered, lean old man, clothed all in leather, wearing no wig but his own rusty grey hair falling lank on his shoulders, with a sour face of a very jaundiced complexion, and pale eyes that seemed to swim in a yellowish rheum, which he was for ever a-mopping with a rag.

behind Occurrences 1%

Upon this scene Mac Strann gazed with a thoughtful air and then stepped to the side of the room where stood a bucket of dirty water, recently used for mopping behind the bar.

by Occurrences 1%

(And while his Royal Mistress resumes her writing, taking Mop by his "lead" he prepares for departure.) Have ye seen the paper this morning yet?

out Occurrences 1%

But as he came forward, she brought the wet mop out of the bucket with a threatening sweep which splashed him, and set energetically to work about his very toes.

about Occurrences 1%

D'you think this world was made for old women to mop about in?

Which preposition to use with  mopping