diff --git a/docs/source/reference/command_line.rst b/docs/source/reference/command_line.rst
index 839df08937..4042517a73 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/command_line.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/command_line.rst
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Below is a list with all available subcommands.
       repair     Automatically repair all stuck processes.
       report     Show the log report for the process(es).
       show       Show details for the given process(es).
-      status     Print the status of the given process(es).
+      status     Show the status of the given process(es).
       watch      Watch the state transitions of the given process(es).
 
 
diff --git a/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_process.py b/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_process.py
index 4dcfb47a82..8e028c0fb5 100644
--- a/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_process.py
+++ b/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_process.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def process_report(processes, most_recent_node, levelname, indent_size, max_dept
             echo.echo(f'Nothing to show for node type {process.__class__}')
 
 
-@verdi_process.command('status', short_help='Print the status of the given process(es).')
+@verdi_process.command('status', short_help='Show the status of the given process(es).')
 @options.MOST_RECENT_NODE()
 @click.option('-c', '--call-link-label', 'call_link_label', is_flag=True, help='Include the call link label if set.')
 @click.option(
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def process_report(processes, most_recent_node, levelname, indent_size, max_dept
 )
 @arguments.PROCESSES()
 def process_status(call_link_label, most_recent_node, max_depth, processes):
-    """Print the status of one or multiple processes given the primary key(s) (PK)."""
+    """Show the status of one or multiple processes given the primary key(s) (PK)."""
     from aiida.cmdline.utils.ascii_vis import format_call_graph
 
     if not (processes) and not (most_recent_node):