diff --git a/pygmt/base_plotting.py b/pygmt/base_plotting.py
index 13cebbc8d20..6b709932798 100644
--- a/pygmt/base_plotting.py
+++ b/pygmt/base_plotting.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def _preprocess(self, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         G="land",
         S="water",
         U="timestamp",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ def coast(self, **kwargs):
         water : str
             Select filling or clipping of “wet” areas.
         {U}
+        {V}
         shorelines : str
             ``'[level/]pen'``
             Draw shorelines [Default is no shorelines]. Append pen attributes.
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ def coast(self, **kwargs):
         F="box",
         G="truncate",
         W="scale",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ def colorbar(self, **kwargs):
         scale : float
             Multiply all z-values in the CPT by the provided scale. By default
             the CPT is used as is.
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ def colorbar(self, **kwargs):
         R="region",
         S="resample",
         U="timestamp",
+        V="verbose",
         W="pen",
         l="label",
         X="xshift",
@@ -292,6 +297,7 @@ def grdcontour(self, grid, **kwargs):
         {B}
         {G}
         {U}
+        {V}
         {W}
         {XY}
         label : str
@@ -489,6 +495,7 @@ def grdimage(self, grid, **kwargs):
         Wm="meshpen",
         Wf="facadepen",
         I="shading",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -565,6 +572,7 @@ def grdview(self, grid, **kwargs):
             intensity, and ambient arguments for that module, or just give
             ``+d`` to select the default arguments (``+a-45+nt1+m0``).
 
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -608,6 +616,7 @@ def grdview(self, grid, **kwargs):
         l="label",
         C="cmap",
         U="timestamp",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -679,6 +688,7 @@ def plot(self, x=None, y=None, data=None, sizes=None, direction=None, **kwargs):
             quoted lines).
         {W}
         {U}
+        {V}
         {XY}
         label : str
             Add a legend entry for the symbol or line being plotted.
@@ -741,6 +751,7 @@ def plot(self, x=None, y=None, data=None, sizes=None, direction=None, **kwargs):
         i="columns",
         l="label",
         C="levels",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -802,6 +813,7 @@ def contour(self, x=None, y=None, z=None, data=None, **kwargs):
             to be of the format [*annotcontlabel*][/*contlabel*]. If either
             label contains a slash (/) character then use ``|`` as the
             separator for the two labels instead.
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -835,6 +847,7 @@ def contour(self, x=None, y=None, z=None, data=None, **kwargs):
         Td="rose",
         Tm="compass",
         U="timestamp",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -872,6 +885,7 @@ def basemap(self, **kwargs):
             Draws a map magnetic rose on the map at the location defined by the
             reference and anchor points
         {U}
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -945,6 +959,7 @@ def logo(self, **kwargs):
         D="position",
         F="box",
         M="monochrome",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -983,6 +998,7 @@ def image(self, imagefile, **kwargs):
         monochrome : bool
             Convert color image to monochrome grayshades using the (television)
             YIQ-transformation.
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -998,6 +1014,7 @@ def image(self, imagefile, **kwargs):
         J="projection",
         D="position",
         F="box",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -1037,6 +1054,7 @@ def legend(self, spec=None, position="JTR+jTR+o0.2c", box="+gwhite+p1p", **kwarg
             rectangular border around the legend using **MAP_FRAME_PEN**. By
             default, uses '+gwhite+p1p' which draws a box around the legend
             using a 1 point black pen and adds a white background.
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -1067,6 +1085,7 @@ def legend(self, spec=None, position="JTR+jTR+o0.2c", box="+gwhite+p1p", **kwarg
         C="clearance",
         D="offset",
         G="fill",
+        V="verbose",
         W="pen",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
@@ -1178,6 +1197,7 @@ def text(
             Sets the pen used to draw a rectangle around the text string
             (see *clearance*) [Default is width = default, color = black,
             style = solid].
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
@@ -1235,6 +1255,7 @@ def text(
         J="projection",
         B="frame",
         C="offset",
+        V="verbose",
         X="xshift",
         Y="yshift",
         p="perspective",
@@ -1335,6 +1356,7 @@ def meca(
         {J}
         {R}
         {B}
+        {V}
         {XY}
         {p}
         {t}
diff --git a/pygmt/filtering.py b/pygmt/filtering.py
index 37275fd7edd..adae7524576 100644
--- a/pygmt/filtering.py
+++ b/pygmt/filtering.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(I="spacing", R="region")
+@use_alias(I="spacing", R="region", V="verbose")
 @kwargs_to_strings(R="sequence")
 def blockmedian(table, outfile=None, **kwargs):
     """
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def blockmedian(table, outfile=None, **kwargs):
     outfile : str
         Required if 'table' is a file. The file name for the output ASCII file.
 
+    {V}
+
     Returns
     -------
     output : pandas.DataFrame or None
diff --git a/pygmt/gridding.py b/pygmt/gridding.py
index 9ddaa2155c9..2801cd4a406 100644
--- a/pygmt/gridding.py
+++ b/pygmt/gridding.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(I="spacing", R="region", G="outfile")
+@use_alias(I="spacing", R="region", G="outfile", V="verbose")
 @kwargs_to_strings(R="sequence")
 def surface(x=None, y=None, z=None, data=None, **kwargs):
     """
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def surface(x=None, y=None, z=None, data=None, **kwargs):
         Optional. The file name for the output netcdf file with extension .nc
         to store the grid in.
 
+    {V}
+
     Returns
     -------
     ret: xarray.DataArray or None
diff --git a/pygmt/gridops.py b/pygmt/gridops.py
index 122aa42340e..9c499b72db1 100644
--- a/pygmt/gridops.py
+++ b/pygmt/gridops.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     J="projection",
     N="extend",
     S="circ_subregion",
+    V="verbose",
     Z="z_subregion",
 )
 @kwargs_to_strings(R="sequence")
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ def grdcut(grid, **kwargs):
         considering the range of the core subset for further reduction of the
         area.
 
+    {V}
+
     Returns
     -------
     ret: xarray.DataArray or None
diff --git a/pygmt/mathops.py b/pygmt/mathops.py
index 971edbc2645..a4a61c13d42 100644
--- a/pygmt/mathops.py
+++ b/pygmt/mathops.py
@@ -7,7 +7,15 @@
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(C="cmap", T="series", G="truncate", H="output", I="reverse", Z="continuous")
+@use_alias(
+    C="cmap",
+    T="series",
+    G="truncate",
+    H="output",
+    I="reverse",
+    V="verbose",
+    Z="continuous",
+)
 @kwargs_to_strings(T="sequence", G="sequence")
 def makecpt(**kwargs):
     """
@@ -52,6 +60,8 @@ def makecpt(**kwargs):
         input CPT remains untouched, in the second case it is only scaled to
         match the range z_min/z_max.
 
+    {V}
+
     """
     with Session() as lib:
         if "H" not in kwargs.keys():  # if no output is set
diff --git a/pygmt/modules.py b/pygmt/modules.py
index 477bc99221b..c733bb58790 100644
--- a/pygmt/modules.py
+++ b/pygmt/modules.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
+@use_alias(V="verbose")
 def grdinfo(grid, **kwargs):
     """
     Get information about a grid.
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ def grdinfo(grid, **kwargs):
     grid : str or xarray.DataArray
         The file name of the input grid or the grid loaded as a DataArray.
 
+    {V}
+
     Returns
     -------
     info : str
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ def grdinfo(grid, **kwargs):
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(C="per_column", I="spacing", T="nearest_multiple")
+@use_alias(C="per_column", I="spacing", T="nearest_multiple", V="verbose")
 def info(table, **kwargs):
     """
     Get information about data tables.
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ def info(table, **kwargs):
         Report the min/max of the first (0'th) column to the nearest multiple
         of dz and output this in the form ``[zmin, zmax, dz]``.
 
+    {V}
+
     Returns
     -------
     output : np.ndarray or str
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ def info(table, **kwargs):
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(G="download")
+@use_alias(G="download", V="verbose")
 def which(fname, **kwargs):
     """
     Find the full path to specified files.
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ def which(fname, **kwargs):
         it. Use True or 'l' (default) to download to the current directory. Use
         'c' to place in the user cache directory or 'u' user data directory
         instead.
+    {V}
 
     Returns
     -------
diff --git a/pygmt/sampling.py b/pygmt/sampling.py
index 891b8676a60..1ae93db24f3 100644
--- a/pygmt/sampling.py
+++ b/pygmt/sampling.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
-@use_alias(n="interpolation")
+@use_alias(n="interpolation", V="verbose")
 def grdtrack(points, grid, newcolname=None, outfile=None, **kwargs):
     """
     Sample grids at specified (x,y) locations.
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def grdtrack(points, grid, newcolname=None, outfile=None, **kwargs):
         Required if 'points' is a file. The file name for the output ASCII
         file.
 
+    {V}
+
     {n}
 
     Returns