fan·girl
ˈfan-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
fangirled; fangirling; fangirls
informal
: to exhibit fandom often to an excessive degree : to behave like an extremely devoted or overly excited fangirl
"I totally fangirled," [Katy] Tiz admitted. "You have no idea. He came right near me, and I'm pretty sure he looked right at me while singing. I was screaming …"—
Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch"They're like fangirling over me, and I'm fangirling over the fact they're fangirling over me, and we're all just like freaking out, so excited," she [Madeline Brewer, actress] says with a laugh.—Terri Schwartz
Terri Schwartz… after three years of fangirling over one of my favorite bands—owning all their music …—I knew I'd have to see them one way or another …—Melody Appel
Melody AppelExamples of fangirl in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebNaman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
Kate Winslet was living many a Leonardo DiCaprio fangirl's dream as his character's love interest in Titanic — but behind the scenes was a different story.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Margot Robbie saw an opportunity to fangirl over Peaky Blinders and took it.
—Vulture, 5 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The ranks of media from across India waited patiently and greeted the arrival of the stars with fanboy and fangirl whoops and cheers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
Kate Winslet was living many a Leonardo DiCaprio fangirl's dream as his character's love interest in Titanic — but behind the scenes was a different story.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Verb
But these breaks also gave the album of the year winner the chance to fangirl over her favorite artists, too.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Margot Robbie saw an opportunity to fangirl over Peaky Blinders and took it.
—Vulture, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Fangirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fangirl. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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