We analyze the near-rolling motion of two-dimensional nonwetting drops down a gently inclined plane. Inspired by the scaling analysis of Mahadevan & Pomeau [Phys. Fluids 11, 2449 (1999)], we focus upon the limit of small Bond numbers, B≪1, where the drop shape is nearly circular and the internal flow is approximately a rigid-body rotation except close to the flat spot at the base of the drop. Our analysis reveals that the leading-order dissipation is contributed by both the flow in the flat-spot region and the correction to rigid-body rotation in the remaining liquid domain. The resulting leading-order approximation for the drop velocity U is given by We analyze the near-rolling motion of two-dimensional nonwetting drops down a gently inclined plane. Inspired by the scaling analysis of Mahadevan & Pomeau [Phys. Fluids 11, 2449 (1999)], we focus upon the limit of small Bond numbers, B≪1, where the drop shape is nearly circular and the internal flow is approximately a rigid-body rotation except close to the flat spot at the base of the drop. Our analysis reveals that the leading-order dissipation is contributed by both the flow in the flat-spot region and the correction to rigid-body rotation in the remaining liquid domain. The resulting leading-order approximation for the drop velocity U is given by We analyze the near-rolling motion of two-dimensional nonwetting drops down a gently inclined plane. Inspired by the scaling analysis of Mahadevan & Pomeau [Phys. Fluids 11, 2449 (1999)], we focus upon the limit of small Bond numbers, B≪1, where the drop shape is nearly circular and the internal flow is approximately a rigid-body rotation except close to the flat spot at the base of the drop. Our analysis reveals that the leading-order dissipation is contributed by both the flow in the flat-spot region and the correction to rigid-body rotation in the remaining liquid domain. The resulting leading-order approximation for the drop velocity U is given by μUγ∼α2Bln1B, wherein μ is the liquid viscosity, γ the interfacial tension and α the inclination angle.